2003/04 Bristol Shoguns Home Rugby Shirt (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Some wear to the sponsor on the chest

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 43-45 Inches / 109-114 CM

Manufacturer: Puma

Colour: Navy, white trim

Material: Cotton

Seasons: 2003/2004 & 2004/2005

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Puma Bristol Shoguns home short sleeved rugby shirt from the 2003/04 season.

The condition of this original rugby jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Some wear to the sponsor on the chest (see photos).

The 2001–02 season brought a new name, Bristol Shoguns, following a five-year £2-million sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Motors. The Shoguns finishing the season with the most bonus points in the Zurich Premiership, three players in the top try scorers chart, a place at Twickenham in the final of the play-offs (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title), and also a place in the Heineken Cup for the 2002–03 season.

In the close season Head Coach Dean Ryan moved to Gloucester, Jack Rowell resigned as Director of Rugby whilst skipper Jason Little retired. Peter Thorburn took over as coach. League results were mixed, but there were more wins than defeats including a first ever league win away at Bath. At Christmas 2002 owner Malcolm Pearce announced that he would quit at the end of the season.

Rumours circulated that Bristol could be sold to Firoz Kassam and play out of Oxford, and a merger with rivals Bath had been mooted. Neither event came to pass, but Bristol were relegated at the end of the season as off-field distractions took their toll.