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Name/TitleShorts, rugby
About this objectRugby shorts; a pair of All Blacks rugby shorts, c1949. Three button closure and narrow elastic drawstring at waist.
These belonged to Jack McNab (b. 1924), a flanker from the Owaka club, who toured South Africa in 1949 with the All Blacks. He played in three tests against the South Africans that year and another three against the British Lions in 1950.
On the long tour of South Africa, when the journey to the republic was made by ship, he was given just one jersey, numbered 20 - each squad member was given a single jersey to wear and clean on the 24-match tour.
McNab was an Owaka stalwart, playing only for that club over his whole career. Jack passed away in May of 2009, aged 85.
Maker[?]
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Madec1949
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand
Medium and Materialsprocessed material, textile
processed material, metal
Techniquestitched
Measurementsl 530mm (waist to hem) x w 470mm (at waist)
Large
Subject and Association Keywordsrecreation. leisure, sports, ball games
Credit LineFrom the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey"
Object Typeclothing
Object number2010.903
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
