21/10/2026
🏴 World of Groggs at Auction: Rare Groggs for Sale and What They're Worth.
In Summary:
📌 Groggs are hand-made clay caricatures, made by John Hughes in Treforest, near Pontypridd, from 1965 and continued by his son Richard Hughes.
📌 Limited editions such as Groggmore (2010) and Captain's Climb to Kilimanjaro are estimated at £500–800 each in our Groggs Galore timed sale, which ends Sunday 25 October 2026 at 8pm.
📌 Early John Hughes figures signed by the player can attract strong competition, even for club-level sitters.
📌 To date a Grogg, start with the base: the maker's signature ("John Hughes Wales" or "Richard Hughes Wales"), the year, and any edition number.
🏉 For Welsh rugby fans, a Grogg is more than a figurine. It is a small, slightly irreverent piece of the game's history, made by hand in a former pub in Treforest.
Continue reading here... https://www.rogersjones.co.uk/en/articles-and-features/2025/the-world-of-groggs
This guide covers where Groggs come from, how to identify and date them, what they sell for at auction, and how to buy or sell them through Rogers Jones.
Some examples of the Grogg lots going under the hammer in our Groggs Galore: Timed Auction 👇
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