Gareth Edwards' famed Barbarians rugby jersey sells for record R5.3m

The Barbarians jersey worn by Wales great Gareth Edwards when he scored what is widely acclaimed as rugby's greatest try set a new world-record price when it sold for £240 000 (R5.3 million) at auction on Friday.

On 27 January 1973, Edwards finished off a stunning seven-man move that had started near the other goal line to open the scoring in the invitational team's celebrated 23-11 win over New Zealand in Cardiff.

The former scrumhalf had decided to put his black-and-white hooped No 9 shirt from the game under the hammer along with other tops.

The Barbarians jersey Sir Gareth Edwards wore scoring THAT try against the All Blacks in Cardiff in 1973 has sold for £240,000 at auction. Full story on the auction of his collection of jerseys to follow on @WalesRugby. pic.twitter.com/q19muAASG9

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The Barbarians jersey was among 39 lots that could generate more than £400 000.

"It is the shirt off the back of the man consistently voted the greatest player of all time who scored the greatest try of all-time in a game that many believe to be the best game of all-time. It is one of the most significant rugby jerseys ever worn," said Ben Rogers Jones of Rogers Jones Auctioneers & Valuers.

The previous world record for a rugby jersey was £180 000, paid for Dave Gallaher's shirt in 2015. Gallaher was the captain of the "Original All Blacks" in the early 1900s.