Lions 2021 Test Shirt Worn and Signed by Alun Wyn Jones

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Ended:July 26th 2021, 12:00pm EDT

Winner: Synergy01

£2,300($2,877 USD)

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The Prize

Match issued Test jersey, signed and worn by Alun Wyn Jones for the Lions 2021 squad headshots on player meeting day - the first time players meet ahead of the Tour and the day they wear the official kit for the very first time.

12 years after a battle with the Springboks for the Lions in 2009, Jones was chosen to return to South Africa, as captain.

He has featured in each of the last 9 Lions Tests with his greatest hour coming in 2013 when he captained the Lions in the decisive third Test win to seal a first Series win in 16 years. Jones was given the Lions captaincy after Warburton's injury sustained in the second Test. He became the first substitute captain to lead out a Lions side for a final Test since 1904 and was part of a superb pack display that inspired a 41-16 victory.

Four years later he started all three Tests once again in New Zealand to complete the set of Lions opponents. To return to the site of your first Tour is remarkable.

Since 2017, Jones has succeeded Warburton as Wales skipper, leading them to the 2019 Grand Slam, a World Cup semi-final later that year and another Six Nations title in 2021. He then succeeded Warburton leading the Lions in 2021.

With 157 caps (148 for Wales and 9 for the Lions), he is the most capped player in the history of international rugby. Since making his debut in 2006, he has won 3 Grand Slams, two Six Nations titles, and was preparing to go on his 4th Lions Tour before he sustained what seemed to be a Tour-ending dislocated shoulder during the Lions 28-10 win over Japan in the 1888 Cup. However, after just 18 days, Jones made an incredible recovery and is now in South Africa as Captain, undertaking his 10th successive Test cap for the Lions.

Get your hands on this jersey, unwashed and signed, a special memento, with COA.

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The Cause

The full profit from this auction will go to The British & Irish Lions Trust - the official charity of The British & Irish Lions.

The Lions Trust exists to connect with, nurture and support all Lions players in need, whilst furthering the spirit, values and ethos of The British & Irish Lions throughout rugby clubs across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Trust contributes to the Lions responsibility to the past while also helping protect the future of rugby’s most special sporting and social entity. A key priority is the welfare of Lions players who can’t access the necessary financial, medical and appropriate complementary support required to live in a dignified manner. The Trust also seeks to nurture ongoing relationships with all Lions, to recognise and celebrate the contributions they have made to building the Lions legacy both on and off the field. Finally, The Lions Trust is committed to the promotion and, where appropriate, direct support of any Home Union initiative that broadens and deepens connection with the Lions and our ethos among grassroots clubs, communities and players at all levels.

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Item #P59524

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