@CasRugbyShirts

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Thought people here might be interested (or not) - during lockdown boredom I’ve created a Twitter account to share my own collection of match-worn shirts, from a 1986 Challenge Cup Final shirt to a match-worn Regal Trophy Final shirt.
I’ll try to share on here too, but my Twitter handle is @casrugbyshirts:
https://twitter.com/casrugbyshirts
I’m sharing in shirt-number order over the next few weeks - currently up to number 4.

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Number 1:
White 1985-1987 away shirt:
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Number 2s:
1986 Challenge Cup Final shirt:
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2011 home shirt:
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Number 3s:
1989-1990 home shirt:
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2016 90th Anniversary shirt:
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Number 4s:
2014 home shirt:
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2018 home shirt:
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Plenty more to come, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, but with some recent ones thrown in for good measure!

[Mysterio]

A tremendous selection pal

[Mysterio]

Have you got the John kear top quarter shirt

[@CasRugbyShirts]

A tremendous selection pal

Thanks. New to Twitter and here so getting my head around the social media side of things!
Already had to create another account as the password didn’t seem to work (user error no doubt!).

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Have you got the John kear top quarter shirt

Unfortunately not, if it’s the one I’m thinking of! The oldest shirt I have is the 1985 white away shirt (number 1 above).

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Number 5s:
On the day a shortened Super League re-starts, here is the Castleford home shirt from the last short season.
The 20-game Centenary Championship ran from August 1995 to January 1996 (with no Challenge Cup) to allow for a move to summer rugby and the start of Super League.

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Number 6s, featuring an unusual one-off Danny Orr shirt and Rangi Chase.

Danny Orr:
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Rangi Chase:
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Also an interesting (ish) read on some other Castleford shirts I haven’t put on Twitter yet:

https://hullkrshirts.co.uk/2020/08/02/m ... -mcnichol/

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Number 7:

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Plus a controversial number 1!

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Number 8 - Andy Lynch’s Challenge Cup Final shirt.

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[Mysterio]

All top efforts and thanks for sharing

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Number 9:

The 1993-1995 home shirt by Ellgren went down in history as the one worn in the 1994 Regal Trophy Final. Led by Lee Crooks, the 33-2 annihilation of Wigan was one of the best Cas performances ever. This shirt was worn in the game by Richard ‘Jack’ Russell.

Also featuring a winner’s medal!

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The 1988-1989 shirt was only very slightly different to the 85-87 design, with white added between the black stripes. Here is the number 10 from that season, worn by Kevin Ward and Dean Sampson (who has also signed the shirt).

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Number 11s:

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Enjoy the game!

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Number 12:

Nothing says ‘rugby league shirt’ more than a chevron. It’s a design you don’t see often in other sports, but they are everywhere in RL! Here is the Cas chevron design from 2012, worn by
Jonathan Walker.
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Number 13:

Club legend Asian Vowles wrote himself into Castleford history when he became the first Cas player to win the Man of Steel award in 1999. Here is his away playing shirt from that season.

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In 2014, Daryl Clark wore number 14. He became the first (and so far only) player to win both the Man of Steel and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season. Here is his away shirt from that year.

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Number 15:

The 1991-1993 home shirt is mostly remembered for being worn in the 1992 Challenge Cup Final.Here is Dean Sampson’s from that game.

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[Tamworth Tiger]

I’ve still not rewatched that game