£69.95
The Wales Rugby League Shirt 1975 Vintage Style is inspired by the great team led by David Watkins.
The inclusion of the Welsh Rugby League team followed an emotional return to the international game to Wales earlier in the year. When Wales Rugby League beat France 21-8 in the European Championship on February 16th at Swansea. It was the first time the Welsh had played on their own soil since in 24 years. As history would show , the inclusion of Wales Rugby League was to have a vital bearing on the destiny of the World Championship.
The Wales Rugby League Shirt 1975 Vintage Style is inspired by the great team led by David Watkins.
There was change of format for the Rugby League World Cup in 1975. The games administrators agreed upon a different competition set-up from the original tournament which was played between the four nations in one country during a fixed period. The new format included ‘home and away’ games and spread over a period between March and November. A change of name was also agreed form Rugby World Cup to Rugby World Championship.
The inclusion of the Welsh Rugby League team followed an emotional return to the international game to Wales earlier in the year. When Wales Rugby League beat France 21-8 in the European Championship on February 16th at Swansea. It was the first time the Welsh had played on their own soil since in 24 years. As history would show , the inclusion of Wales Rugby League was to have a vital bearing on the destiny of the World Championship.
The Championship kicked off in Toulouse in early March with france accounting for Wales 14-7. Frank Wilson scored the lone try and Kel Coslett kicked two goals. For France winger Bernard Curt and Centre Rene Terrats scored tries, Victor Serrano kicked two goals and both Jacky Imbert and Jean-Pierre Lacoste both a drop goal each.
Next Wales played England a game which was to decide the World title. In a brutal encounter Wales won 12-7. The Welsh tactics were to keep the ball tight in the forward pack with the likes of Jim Mills, Tony Fisher, Bobby Wanbon and John Mantle. They ran out in to the pouring rain, fired up by coach Les Pearce and the comments of English Coach Alex Murphy. Murphy had appeared on an Australian TV Show and reportedly said “none of them (Welsh players) are good enough to get into the England team” They succeeded in knocking the English players off their stride and it was Clive Sullivan, Great Britain’s World Cup hero just three years earlier, who scored the winning try.
Manufactured by Ellis Rugby from satin touch 100% cotton, the Wales Rugby League Shirt vintage style features detailed embroidery of the Wales 1975 crest. Wales is embroiled on the collar stand and Rugby League on the nape in Gold thread. Other features include herringbone finish on the vents as well as decorative tape on the neck opening.
The Vintage Wales Rugby League Shirt is packed with an insert card with details of the 1975 team and then packaged in an Ellis Rugby clear bag.
We offer a comprehensive vintage Rugby League World Cup clothing range, including T-Shirts, Polo Shirts, Sweat Shirts and Rugby Shirts.
The available sizes are S to 5XL.
Please note: The Ellis Rugby ‘Story-Teller’ is an additional feature to our garments. We will not accept returns. Or supply replacements if the tag does not work, or stops working during the garment’s life.
Here’s the video you will see, telling the story behind the garment –
| Size | Small, Medium, Large, X Large, 2X Large, 3X Large, 4X Large, 5X Large |
|---|---|
| Colour | Red |
| Gender | Men |
| Style | Rugby Shirt |
