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Condition: 6/10 Fair. Heavy wear & fading to the front of the collar. A faded unknown signature on the upper chest. A few light bobbles on the lower front
Size: Adult Large
Chest Measurement: 40-42 Inches / 101-106 CM
Manufacturer: Rossco
Colour: Amber & black
Material: Polyester
Seasons: 1998/1999
Player: N/A
Patches: N/A
Original Rossco Newport RFC home rugby shirt from the 1998/99 season.
The condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 6/10 - Fair. Heavy wear & fading to the front of the collar. A faded unknown signature on the upper chest. A few light bobbles on the lower front (see photos).
After rugby turned professional in 1995, Newport initially struggled, being relegated after finishing bottom of the eight-team Welsh Premier Division in 1998, only to be reinstated after Cardiff and Swansea 1998–99 Welsh rugby union rebel season over a dispute with the WRU.
After staying up, Newport then moved to full-time professionalism for the 1999–2000 season with the help of benefactor Tony Brown, who financed marquee signings including former South Africa captain Gary Teichmann.
The first game of the season against Cardiff drew a crowd of almost 7,000, the biggest since the visit of the All Blacks in 1989.
This was accompanied by a rise in season ticket sales from 700 the previous season to 3,300, with a further increase to 4,000 expected the following year.
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