This is an Ireland Official O'Neills Rugby Union Shirt from the early 1980's period to 1987

CONDITION - Shirt is in very good condition

CONDITION DETAILS - Colours are good on the main body. The collar has slight discolour and wear. The crest is stitched and is excellent. There is some bobbling on the front and back. 

SIZE - Adults Large.

Armpit to armpit 22 inches/ 56cm. Top of shoulder to bottom of shirt 29 inches/ 73cm. 

Please check the measurements as sizes from previous periods can be different to todays standard sizes.     

MADE - by O'Neills of 100% acrylic. 

DETAIL - Rare shirt from the 1980's by O'Neills. O'Neills' were the manufacturer from 1977 to 1986, see below

On 11 January, 1977, The Irish Press reported – in a single-column piece on the side of its back page – that O’Neills had agreed to provide a full set of kit to the IRFU for each game for free.

Previously, Lawsons Outfitters of MacCurtain St in Cork had provided the kit and “each international got a jersey from the IRFU, but if he lost or traded a second jersey in the same season, he had to pay for it”. O’Neills had been in competition with another Cork firm, Three-Stripe International – adidas’s Irish licensee – but the fact that they were a native Irish company was in their favour, as well as Three-Stripe seeking the placement of the adidas logo on the shirt as well numbers in the distinctive adidas style.

Exactly 10 years after that – January 11, 1987 – the Sunday Independent carried the news that Three-Stripe had finally managed to convince the IRFU of its worthiness, with a three-year term agreed, beginning with the upcoming Five Nations Championship and taking in the inaugural World Cup. While the financial arrangements weren’t revealed, it was announced that all of the money received would go to a charitable trust for injured players.

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