Condition: 9/10 Superb
Size: Adult Large (slim fitting)
Chest Measurement: 38-40 Inches / 97-101 CM
Manufacturer: Nike
Colour: Green, gold trim
Material: Cotton
Seasons: 1998
Player: N/A
Patches: Mark Andrews 50th test & match details vs Wales
Official Nike Springbok home long sleeve rugby shirt from the 1998 international season. Complete with 'Mark Andrews 50th test & match details vs Wales' embroidered on the chest.
This is a rare limited edition jersey - number 37 of only 50 that were manufactured to celebrate the occasion.
The condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 9/10 - Superb (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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