An England international rugby shirt worn in the match vs. South Africa in 1913, with English rose cloth badge This shirt was worn during the England

An England international rugby shirt worn in the match vs. South Africa in 1913, with English rose cloth badge This shirt was worn during the England v South Africa Test Match played at Twickenham 4th January 1913, a game the Spingboks won 9-3. They in fact won all five of the Test Matches played on the Tour, which was their second to the northern hemisphere. It was later acquired in South Africa by the great international No.8 Doug Hopwood (1934-2002). It was then acquired by the present vendor from the Hopwood family. Unfortunately there was no record within the Hopwood family as to the identity of the England player with whom the shirt was swapped in 1913 leading to its departure to South Africa.