Condition: 8/10 Excellent. One small faint mark on the chest

Size: Adult Small

Chest Measurement: 38-40 Inches / 97-101 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Light blue, black & white trim

 Material: Cotton

Seasons: 1998/1999

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Nike Cardiff RFC home long sleeved rugby shirt from the 1998/99 season.

The condition of this original rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. One small faint mark on the chest (see photos).

Cardiff and Swansea had proposed the formation of a British league in 1998, containing the top division English clubs, the two Scottish regional sides (Edinburgh and Glasgow) and four Welsh clubs (seeing as Cardiff had got further than any other Welsh club in every Heineken Cup so far, Swansea were the league champions and they represented the two largest urban areas in Wales, it was assumed two of these clubs would be Cardiff and Swansea).

Both the RFU and the English clubs had agreed to this, but the WRU refused due to an ongoing legal battle with the English clubs over the negotiation of commercial rights (which would lead to the English clubs not participating in the 1998–99 Heineken Cup). Instead, the WRU demanded all top-flight clubs sign 10-year loyalty agreements, where they were guaranteed top-flight status and committed themselves to staying within the Welsh league structure.

Cardiff and Swansea refused to sign these agreements and were expelled from the Welsh Premier Division. The Allied Dunbar Premiership (the English league) teams announced that two teams would have a rest weekend every week allowing them to play friendlies against Cardiff and Swansea. Cardiff's first home match of the season was against Saracens, who'd finished second in the Allied Dunbar Premiership the season before. Cardiff won 40–19 in front of a crowd of 10,021, larger than the entire combined attendance of the Welsh Premier Division that weekend. The club went on to win all their home games, but fell to defeat ten times on their travels.

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