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FRENCH INTERNATIONAL MATCH WORN No 9 JERSEY CIRCA
1982 - 1984 (BELIEVED TO BE), WHITE CUFFS - A French international No 9 jersey, circa, early 1970s by
Le Coq Sportif, the jersey has the No 9 applied by transfer to the reverse and
the traditional FFR badge sewn onto the front. There is no actual size on the label but the
jersey measures 18" (46cm) across the chest (from armpit to armpit). The
jersey is from the collection of Ron Lewis, the Welsh international referee
and initially we thought that is was most likely from the 1974 Argentina v France test series when Ron
officiated at both tests. Le Petit General, Jacques Fouroux played scrum half
in both matches, however in the photos we have found from this series it looks
as though there are no white cuffs on the jerseys which also look to be Adidas
without the stripes. It is unusual to find French jerseys of this era
with white cuffs, in the the 1974 Five Nations match against Wales the cuffs
are blue, likewise in the 1975 test series against South Africa where the
jersey brand looks to have switched to Adidas. Further research has shown that
the French flirted with using Le Coq jerseys between 1982 and 1984, in a 1984
photo we have found the number 9 exactly as per this jersey, however the
Le Coq Sportif logos are central and on the arms in all the French XV photos
we can find. We are still unable to find a photo of this style of jersey so
perhaps it is a schools or other representative team. In 1985 France switched
to Nike jerseys and we concluded our research there.
Additional note: The jerseys worn in the 1968 Grand Slam season are very similar but without the Le Coq motif. |
Ref: WRMR
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