"Lancashire Northern Rugby Football Union - A red and white rugby jersey with Lancashire N.R.U rose embroidered badge, together with an 1899 maroon velvet cap with rose and shield embroidered emblem, made by Joe Nicholl & J T Brown, Halifax, embroidered with the initials ""H.K."", a 15ct yellow gold medallion cast with three lions on shield on a leaf cartouche, ""Presented by The Lancashire County Football Union"" on the front, the reverse ""Northern Union County Championship won by Lancashire, H K Kruger, Half Back"", hallmarked Birmingham, 1899, approximately 16 grams, and a hand coloured photograph of Henry Kruger wearing the jersey and cap. Henry Kruger was born in 1878 in Manchester but of Welsh parentage. His parents returned to Cardiff. He played rugby as half back for Llwynypia and then ""went north"" and played for Rochdale Hornets and Hull Kingston Rovers. The medal, jersey and cap were won for Lancashire against Yorkshire in 1899, part of the Rugby League ""War of Roses"" series. Sold for £900 at Anthemion Auctions"
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