St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
CP034
Title
CP034
Description
Cap, Swansea, 100 appearances. Blue with Swansea Osprey motif in white on front and "100" in white metal on brim. Silver tassels.
Type
Rights Holder
Loan
Provenance
Dai Richards
Date
Abstract
Dai Richards was presented with this Swansea cap in recognition of his having passed the 100 appearances mark with the club. In fact Dai made a total of 305 games for Swansea, scoring 112 tries and amassing 485 points between 1972 and 1986. He played against Italy (1972), Fiji (1973 & 1985), Australia (1875), New Zealand (1980) and New Zealand Maoris (1982) for the club. Dai Richards captained Swansea during 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84, becoming the first post war player to have captained the club for 3 consecutive seasons. He was presented with this cap by club President Stan Addicott on 15th December 2018.
Subject
cap, swansea, dai richards, david richards, commemorative,
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