A Mervyn Davies Barbarians shirt 1970s, black & white hooped by S.B.P. Sportswear, embroidered cloth badge, framed & glazed, set with a plaque inscrib

A Mervyn Davies Barbarians shirt 1970s, black & white hooped by S.B.P. Sportswear, embroidered cloth badge, framed & glazed, set with a plaque inscribed DONATED BY MERVYN DAVIES, AUCTIONED FOR, PONTARDULAIS ST JOHN'S. 7.4.1978, 46cm., 18in. square Mervyn Davies donated his Barbarians shirt for a fund raising auction on behalf of St John Ambulance. ''Merve the Swerve'' Davies played five time for the Barbarians, including captaining the club v Australia 24th January 1976. He had made his debut v South Africa 31st January 1970. Thomas Mervyn Davies was born in Swansea on 9 December 1946 and educated at Penlan Comprehensive School and Swansea College of Education. Whilst teaching in London he played club rugby for London Welsh but later returned to Swansea. In 1976 a sudden illness and collapse in a cup match at Cardiff Arms Park forced him to retire from playing at the age of 29. Considered the finest number 8 of his generation, Mervyn Davies toured with the British Isles to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974, making 25 appearances, including eight test matches, and scoring eight tries. He played 38 internationals for Wales and was captain in nine games. Mervyn Davies died on 15 March 2012 aged 65.