2015 Rugby World Cup Official Gilbert match ball signed by members of the Japan squad v South Africa, played at Brighton Community Stadium on 19th Sep
£1,000 - £1,500
2015 Rugby World Cup Official Gilbert match ball signed by members of the Japan squad v South Africa, played at Brighton Community Stadium on 19th September 2015, signed in black marker pen by approximately 11 of the Japanese squad, including try scorers Michael Leitch (capt.), Karne Hesketh and Fumiaki Tanaka, Luke Thompson, Kosei Ono, Justin Ives, Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Takeshi Kizu and Yoshikazu Fuijita, mounted in a perspex display case, with an Eddie Jones signed official table plaque for the fixture, signed in black marker pen, the official COA with serialised hologram for the match ball, framed and glazed and a signed match programme by Japan's manager Eddie Jones, (4) Japan defeated South Africa 34-32 in Pool B, finishing third in the pool, and South Africa winning the bronze medal after defeating Argentina 24-13. This match ball was used during Japan's historic first ever victory in an IRB Rugby World Cup, when they defeated the South African Springboks with a famous last minute try scored by Kane Hesketh.