'Originals' All Blacks jersey fetches 180,000 pounds at auction


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 09 Oct 2015

CARDIFF (Reuters) - A shirt worn by New Zealand captain Dave Gallaher in a test match against Wales in 1905 was sold for 180,000 pounds on Friday.

The shirt, which had been expected to fetch 20,000-40,000 pounds, went under the hammer at the Roger Jones & Co saleroom in Cardiff and was sold to a British-based bidder, the BBC reported.

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