Sir Gareth Edwards' Barbarians jersey sells for world record £240k
The jersey was sold at Rogers Jones Auctioneers in Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan, as part of a collection of memorabilia from Sir Gareth's glittering rugby career.Auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones called it "a priceless piece of rugby memorabilia"."It is the shirt off the back of the man consistently voted the greatest player of all time who scored the greatest try of all time in a game that many believe to be the best game of all time," he said.
Among the other items up for auction was a shirt worn by one of the greatest forwards of all time, New Zealand's Colin Meads."They weren't able to go to Ireland because we were in the grip of a foot and mouth epidemic, so after the traditional end of tour game against the Barbarians at Twickenham they had to leave all their kit behind.
"There were shirts, some beautiful boots, and lots of other items on offer to us. I saw the Colin Meads shirt and thought it would be nice to have."
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