Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 43-45 Inches / 109-114 CM

Manufacturer: Cotton Traders

Colour: Black, green & amber trim

Material: Cotton

Seasons: 1998/1999 & 1999/2000

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Cotton Traders Northampton Saints away long sleeved rugby shirt from the 1998/99 season.

The condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).

In 1995, rugby union turned professional and the club was taken over by local businessman Keith Barwell.

In 1999, Saints came runners-up in the Allied Dunbar Premiership, their league campaign climaxing with a crucial home local derby with eventual winners Leicester Tigers which they lost 15–22. Ian McGeechan had left the club at the end of the previous season to return to coach Scotland, and was replaced by former Saints player John Steele who had done well on a limited budget at London Scottish. Steele relied on the foundations laid by McGeechan, as well as the inspirational captaincy of Samoan Pat Lam to lead the club to European success the following season.

In 1999–2000, the club became a Public Limited Company (Plc) and shares were issued to the public; in this season the Saints lost in the Tetley's Bitter Cup Final to Wasps, but beat Munster 9–8 in the European Cup Final to win their first major trophy.

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