2017 New Zealand Home Rugby Shirt (S)

Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult Small

Chest Measurement: 35-37 Inches / 90-95 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Black

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2017

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Adidas New Zealand home rugby shirt from the 2017 international season.

The condition of this original rugby jersey is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).

In 2017 British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand for the second time in the professional era. The series finished in a draw, with the All Blacks and Lions recording 1–1–1. The All Blacks had won the first test 30 – 15, the Lions took the second test 24 – 21, and the final test was drawn 15–15. Like the 2005 tour, this Lions series was dogged by controversy, with the Lions' tactics (under expat Kiwi Coach Warren Gatland), the tone of local media coverage, the Red Card awarded to Sonny Bill Williams in the second test and the refereeing of French officials Romain Poite and Jerome Garces all hotly debated.

The drawn series, combined with the loss to Ireland to previous year led some in the media to claim that the team were on the slide, and that the Northern Hemisphere sides were catching up. However they went on to go undefeated in the Rugby Championship 2017 season and also securing the Bledisloe Cup against rivals Australia after defeating the Aussies twice in the Rugby Championship.

In October, New Zealand suffered a surprise loss to Australia 23–18, in the final Bledisloe game of the year at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The autumn saw the All Blacks defeat a Barbarians team 32–21, France 38–18, Scotland 22–17 and Wales 33–18 to end the 2017 season.