2002 USA Home Rugby Shirt (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A few small faint shadow marks on the lower front & rear

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 43-45 Inches / 109-114 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: White, red & navy trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2002 & 2003

Player:  N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Adidas United States of America home rugby shirt from the 2002 international season.

The condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. A few small faint shadow marks on the lower front & rear (see photos).

Beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the 1970s, the sport of rugby union enjoyed a renaissance in the USA. This created the need for a national governing body to represent the United States. On June 7, 1975, four territorial organizations (Pacific Coast, West, Midwest and East) gathered in Chicago, Illinois and formed the United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby). USA Rugby then fielded its first national team on January 31, 1976 in a match against Australia in Anaheim, California, which Australia won 24–12.

In 1993, the Southern California RFU, a local area union of the Pacific Coast RFU, applied to become a separate territory. This was an impetus for others around the country to do the same, changing the make-up of USA Rugby, which now has seven territories (Pacific, Southern California, West, Midwest, South, Northeastern, and Mid-Atlantic).