Condition: 8/10 Excellent. The size tag has been removed from inside the collar. One tiny faint dot mark below the sponsor & on the lower hem. A small faint mark near the rear lower hem

Size: Adult Large (slim fitting)

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

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: White, red trim

Material: Cotton / Polyester

Seasons: 1996

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Nike Transvaal home long sleeved rugby shirt from the 1996 season.

Although the club also used this jersey template in the previous 1995 season, this 1996 version featured a Nike logo on the chest (following the professionalism of the Rugby Union, allowing clubs to earn money from advertising on jerseys).

The condition of this original rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. The size tag has been removed from inside the collar. One tiny faint dot mark below the sponsor & on the lower hem. A small faint mark near the rear lower hem (see photos).

When the Super 12 was launched in 1996, both Australia and New Zealand created franchise-based models for their teams in the new tournament. South Africa however, used the previous seasons Currie Cup to determine what provinces would be promoted to the new international tournament. The Transvaal Rugby Union were promoted in the first ever season, winning three of their 11 fixtures, finishing in 10th position on the end of season ladder, above the Canterbury Crusaders and the Western Province.

Transvaal were again promoted to the Super 12 for the 1997 season, and played under the title of the Gauteng Lions. The Lions' season was a lot more successful than their results in the inaugural season. The Lions won and lost five matches, and drawing one, to finish in fifth place overall on the end of season table, two points behind the fourth-placed Natal Sharks, narrowly missing out on a place in the finals.

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