Gareth Edwards Signed Rugby Shirt

This is your change to own a unique piece of memorabilia signed by Welsh rugby legend Gareth Edwards.

PLEASE NOTE: Photo shown is not an exact replica of the auction prize but is a similar shirt.

Edwards was a Welsh rugby union football player who led the Welsh national team that dominated European play from the mid-1960s through the ’70s. Edwards was the best player on what may have been the greatest back line in the history of the sport. Some experts argue that Edwards was simply the greatest rugby player ever.

Edwards played at scrum-half and his career coincided with the golden age of Welsh rugby. He possessed the perfect body shape and size for a No.9 and combined both pace and strength to devastating effect. Add in near-perfect kicking, passing and defensive games, as well as a keen eye for the try line, and you can see why Edwards invariably tops the polls in any vote for the greatest player of all time.

With Edwards at scrum half, Wales won the Five Nations Championship 11 times in 16 seasons (1964–78). Edwards played for his country on 53 occasions between 1967-1978, scoring 88 points with 20 tries in the process.

Off the pitch, Edwards is an accomplished commentator and pundit, contributing to BBC and S4C broadcasts, performs an ambassadorial role for the Lions, and is a director at the Cardiff Blues. In the 2007 New Year’s Honours List, Edwards was made a CBE for services to sport.

• Welsh red rugby shirt
• Approx. from 1970s
• Framed

Terms and conditions:

To be collected on the night of the event or delivered by Charity Stars after the event at a cost to the winner.