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Condition: 9/10 Superb
Size: Adult Extra Large (slim fitting)
Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM
Manufacturer: Adidas
Colour: Green, white trim
Material: 75% Cotton 25% Acrylic
Seasons: 1985/1986 & 1986/1987
Player: N/A
Patches: N/A
Official O’Neills Ireland home long sleeved rugby shirt from the 1985/86 international season.
The condition of this original rugby jersey is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).
Willie John McBride was coach until 1984. In 1982, Ireland, led by fly-half Ollie Campbell, win the Five Nations and their first Triple Crown in 33 years. Three years later in 1985, Ireland won the Five Nations and the Triple Crown again. It would be Ireland's last silverware until 2004.
Ireland scored 10 tries against Romania in a 60–0 win on 1 November 1986, the biggest win by a Tier One country in international rugby at the time, equalling the French record set in 1967. At the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup, victories over Tonga and Canada saw Ireland through to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 33–15 by joint hosts Australia.
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