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JY008
Item
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Title
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JY008
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Description
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Scotland jersey worn by Scottish captain A L Gracie. Wales v Scotland at Cardiff Arms Park on 3rd February 1923. Blue with Scottish thistle emblem on breast. No number on back. Front top half very faded.
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Type
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Jersey
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Rights Holder
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CIC
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Provenance
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Rowe Harding
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Date
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1922-1923
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Abstract
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Scotland jersey worn by Scottish captain A L Gracie in the match Wales v Scotland at Cardiff Arms Park on 3rd February 1923. Presented to Swansea RFC by Rowe Harding of Swansea and Wales who also played in the match. Scotland won by 11 - 8 with Archie Gracie scoring 2 tries. He was carried shoulder high from the pitch by the appreciative Welsh crowd for his performance. In scoring his second try his foot accidentally hit a young Scottish supporter at the pitchside, knocking several of his front teeth out. A crowd of 40,000 was crammed right up to the edge of the pitch to watch Scotland gain their first win in wales for 33 years.
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Subject
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jersey, scotland, cardiff arms park, 1922-1923, 1923, a l gracie
