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| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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  Mervyn Davies (deceased) *Signature Value : £25 | Known universally as Merv the Swerve the number eight led Wales to the 1976 Five Nations Grand Slam. Thomas Mervyn Davies was born on the 9th of December 1946 in Swansea and was a former Welsh rugby union player who won 38 caps for Wales as a No. 8. Davies attended Penlan County School. Thomas Mervyn Davies joined London Welsh in 1968, later moving to Swansea. He won his first cap for Wales in 1969 against Scotland, going on to play 38 consecutive matches for Wales and scoring two tries. During this period Wales won two Grand Slams and three Triple Crowns. He won a total of 38 caps for Wales and went on two victorious British and Irish Lions tours in 1971 and 1974, playing in eight tests. In a total of 46 international appearances for Wales and the Lions he only ended on the losing side nine times. Thomas Mervyn Davies was handed the captaincy of Wales in 1975 and skippered the side to the Five Nations Championship in the same year, and the Grand Slam the following season. In a poll of Welsh Rugby fans in 2002, Davies was voted both Greatest Ever Welsh Captain and Greatest Ever Welsh Number 8. In 2001 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Sadly Thomas Mervyn Davies died on 16th March 2012 and will be sadly missed by all rugby enthusiasts. |
 Willie John McBride *Signature Value : £35 | |
| Artist Details : Robert Highton |
| Click here for a full list of all artwork by Robert Highton |
 Robert Highton Rob Highton is a talented painter and illustrator with a strong photo-realist style. His main published artwork is a superb range of realistic sporting compositions available as signed limited editions, with most being signed by the sportsperson themselves. His artwork uses traditional drawing and painting techniques in pencil, charcoal, acrylic, watercolour and oils, digital media techniques, and often a mixture of the two. Robs oil paintings of sporting personalities and notable moments in sporting history have been widely printed and sold as limited editions to collectors and enthusiasts. These can capture an individual player, a composite portrait of players or a match scene. Portraits include Jason Robinson, Thierry Henry, Patrick Viera and Frank Lampard. Many of these superb sporting limited editions are now sold out and Cranston Fine arts are proud to offer this selection of prints. More about Robert Highton |
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McBride, Willie John (signed in person)
(signed in person)