A Unique and fully logoed Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies Grogg plinth.
On the 6th July 2013 the Centres of Excellence were reunited for the British and Irish Lions third and deciding Test. Having played on 45 occasions for Wales this was to be their first Lions Test together.
Warren Gatland and Rob Howley decided to place their faith in Wales iconic centre pairing, Wales greatest pairing of the professional era. After regaining his fitness Jamie joined Jonathan at the expense of Brian O’Driscoll.
Having lost inspirational Captain Sam to injury in the second test and with the series on the line Jamie was one of ten Wales starters.
And as they say the rest is history, the Lions went on to win the test with Jamie’s iconic try sealing the magnificent record win. A victory that cemented the Lions future and first series victory for 16 years.
Ahead of the Lions tour of 2013, there had been calls for the famous invitational side to be scrapped but under Warren Gatland, the tourists went out and sealed a 2-1 series win over the Wallabies – their first since victory in South Africa in 1997 – winning the decider 41-16.
The Groggs depict a match that the Lions had to win twice, racing to a 16 point lead only to be cut back to 3 points early on the second half. The following 22 unanswered Lions points clinched the series.
As a celebrity ambassador for Noah’s Ark, Jamie is hosting a year of events to celebrate his rugby career and raise money for the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity.
Please send your bids for this unique piece of rugby memorabilia to andy@30-3.co.uk. Email bids will end at 5pm on Tuesday the 9th of May. The highest bid will be carried into the JR12 Testimonial event at The Grosvenor on Park Lane the following evening.
Good luck and happy bidding!
