Relive Coventry Rugby Club’s 2000/2001 season with this vintage Canterbury away long sleeve rugby shirt.

Vintage Canterbury Coventry  away long sleeve rugby shirt from the 2000/2001 season.

Condition of this vintage shirt is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).

All size and manufacturers labels present (see photos). Material is bright, vivid and smooth. Fantastic looking shirt, ideal for a collector or for framing.

The 1996–97 season would be Coventry's most successful of the modern era, coming within touching distance of the Premiership. Along the way they beat a Newcastle Falcons side featuring 15 internationals by 19-18 at Coundon Road. They would eventually finish third to the well- funded Newcastle and champions Richmond but lost a promotion play-off to London Irish despite taking a narrow first leg advantage to Sunbury. Remarkably considering their second- tier status, both Danny Grewcock and Rob Hardwick were capped by England in this era.

It was however to be at a severe cost for within a little over 12 months severe financial difficulties hit the club before a rescue package was put together just in time for the 1999–2000 season.

By now, however, Coundon Road was in need of considerable investment and after some 84 years the decision was made to move away and back full circle to the club’s beginnings.

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