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PH016

Photograph

CIC

Swansea RFC

1979-1980

Photograph, colour, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC first fifteen 1979-1980 season. Dimensions: w15" x h12" (w38cm x h30.5cm).

Swansea first fifteen in the 1979-1980 season. Unofficial Western Mail Welsh Champions (first time since 1912-1913), Winners Sunday Telegraph Anglo-Welsh Championship, Winners Daily Mail Anglo-Welsh Championship, Sunday Telegraph Team of the Season. Captain Geoff Wheel. P: 46, W: 40, D: 1, L: 5, pts for: 1196, ag: 384, Tries: 192, Pen: 69, DG: 5, Con: 103. Back row (L to ): M J James (Selector), Dickie Dobbs (Linesman), M Wyatt, K Colclough, C Williams, T Cheeseman, B Clegg, R Moriarty, Mark Davies, M Keyworth, R Blyth, H Hopkins, B Cajot (Trainer), G Morris (Chairman Selectors), L M Evans (Selector). 2nd Row (L to R): Kneeling: E Rickard (Baggage master), J Herdman, T Swift, S Addicott (Coach), Geoff Wheel (captain), J Llewellyn (Club Chairman), D Richards, A Donovan. Front Row (L to R): R Lewis, A Meredith, Brynmor Williams, Huw Davies, M Dacey.

photograph, swansea, first fifteen, 1979-1980, M J James, Dickie Dobbs, M Wyatt, K Colclough, C Williams, T Cheeseman, B Clegg, R Moriarty, Mark Davies, M Keyworth, R Blyth, H Hopkins, B Cajot, G Morris, L M Evans, E Rickard, J Herdman, T Swift, S Addicott, Geoff Wheel, J Llewellyn, D Richards, A Donovan, R Lewis, A Meredith, Brynmor Williams, Huw Davies, M Dacey,