Heavy duty 100% slub cotton<\/p>\n
380gsm<\/p>\n
Embroidered vintage logo with the date of their first international match<\/p>\n
Embroidered 1871 detailing on the back of the neck<\/p>\n
Reinforced hems<\/p>\n
Two rubber button placket<\/p>\n
Machine washable<\/p>\n
Made in Portugal<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s first international match was played against the touring British Isles team in 1899.<\/p>\n
The first Test was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground and won 13\u20133 by Australia, but the tourists won the remaining three Tests.<\/p>\n
The Australian team for the first match consisted of six players from Queensland and nine from New South Wales. The team wore the blue of New South Wales when playing in Sydney and the maroon of Queensland when playing in Brisbane, but with an Australian Coat of Arms in place of the usual emblems of each colony.<\/p>\n
The first Test between Australia and New Zealand was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1903, with New Zealand winning 22\u20133.<\/p>\n
Newspapers in England initially gave the team the nickname \u2018Rabbits\u2019 but the Australians rejected this as they did not want the national team to be represented by an imported pest. They opted instead for the native Wallaby.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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