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Australia to British Isles 1957-58 scarce Official Rugby Union autograph team sheet, neatly autographed in ink by the complete Australian squad and m

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£200 - £300

Australia to British Isles 1957-58 scarce Official Rugby Union autograph team sheet, neatly autographed in ink by the complete Australian squad and management for the 1957-58 tour to the British Isles, 32 original ink signatures including Bob Davidson, Terry Curley, Rod Phelps, Saxon White, Jack Potts, Otto ‘Tony’ Fox, Des Connor, Don Logan, David Emanuel, Norman Hughes, Jim Brown, Tony Miller et al.; Sold with two programmes from the tour, South-West Counties v Australia, 25th January, 1958 (tour match) and the Test match programme for England v Australia at Twickenham, 1st February, 1958, All three items in very good condition Between late 1957 and March 1958 the Australia national rugby union team – the Wallabies – conducted a world tour encompassing Britain, Ireland, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and thirty-one minor tour matches. The Wallabies won 17, lost 16 and drew three of their games in total. They lost all five Tests of the tour.