Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A small section of the lower hem has come undone

Size: Adult XXL (slim fitting)

Chest Measurement: 44-46 Inches / 112-117 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Green, gold trim

Material: Cotton

Seasons: 1996/1997

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Nike Springbok home long sleeve rugby shirt from the 1996/97 international season.

Condition of this original rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. A small section of the lower hem has come undone (see photos).

A series of crises followed the Springboks in 1995 through 1997. Christie resigned in 1996 due to leukaemia. South Africa struggled in the new Tri-Nations competition, the All Blacks won a test series in South Africa for the first time in 1996, and the Lions won their 1997 South African tour test series two games to one. Coach Andre Markgraaff was fired in 1997 over a racial comment he made. The team suffered successive defeats in the Lions 1997 tour and the 1997 Tri Nations Series.

In 1997, coach Nick Mallett coached South Africa's unbeaten 1997 tour of Europe, and in 1998 the Boks tied the then-existing record for longest test winning streak, winning 17 consecutive tests, including the 1998 Tri-Nations. At the 1999 Rugby World Cup the Springboks reached the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost to eventual champions Australia.

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