1987/88 Wales Home Rugby Shirt (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Light wear. Slight colour fading. A little wear to the hemming on the bottom of the collar

Size: Adult Large (slim fitting)

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

Manufacturer: Umbro

Colour: Red, white trim

Material: Cotton

Seasons: 1987/1988 - 1991

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Umbro Wales home long sleeved rugby shirt from the 1987/88 international season.

The condition of this original rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Light wear. Slight colour fading. A little wear to the hemming on the bottom of the collar (see photos).

Wales achieved only one win in 1987's Five Nations before contesting the inaugural Rugby World Cup. Wales defeated Ireland in their crucial pool fixture, before defeating England in the quarter-finals. They then faced hosts New Zealand, who won 49–6, but beat Australia in the third place play-off game to claim third. The next year Wales won the Triple Crown for the first time since 1979, but heavy defeats on tour to New Zealand later that year saw the end of a number of Welsh players' careers, as several converted to rugby league.

Welsh rugby reached a nadir when Wales suffered their first Five Nations Championship whitewash; they had upset England in 1989 to avoid losing all their Championship matches that season, but in 1990, Wales were defeated in all four Five Nations' matches for the first time, before almost doing the same the following year. The 1991 World Cup saw further frustration, when Wales were upset by Samoa in their opening match. A second group-stage loss, by 38–3 to Australia, eliminated Wales from the tournament.