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Description: | This jersey was worn by Tom Voyce, an England rugby player who took part in an infamous rugby match between the England and New Zealand sides at Twickenham in 1925. The match started with some rough play and the referee threatened to send the next offending player off. No player before had ever been sent off the pitch during an International match, so the threat was not taken too seriously. However Cyril Brownlie, a New Zealand player found out to his cost that the referee was serious. Brownlie was sent off for deliberately kicking an opponent. At half time the Prince of Wales, who had been watching the match complained about the sending off, but the referee's decision was upheld. Despite the New Zealander's disadvantage they still went onto defeat a strong England side, 11-17. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | World Rugby Museum | Rights holder: | World Rugby Museum | Subjects: | Sport | Temporal: | Circa 1925 | Source: | World Rugby Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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