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Item

PH019

Object ID

PH019

Type

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Swansea RFC

Season

Description

Photograph, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC WRU National Seven-a-side Tournament winners 1979. Dimensions: w15" x h12" (w38cm x h30.5cm).

Info

The Swansea Seven-a-side team that won the WRU National Seven's Tournament in 1979. Back Row (L to R): Phil Llewellyn, David Richards, Mike Langdon, Jeff Davies. Front Row (L to R): Gareth Roberts, Jeff Herdman, Stan Addicott (Coach), Huw Davies.

In a link to the distant past, the trophy in the photograph is in fact the old South Wales Challenge Cup(SWCC) trophy, originating from 1878. it was the oldest rugby trophy for a club competition in Britain and was reutilised for the WRU 7's competition. The old SWCC was won by Swansea in 1880 and again in 1887.

Keywords

photograph, B&W, swansea, sevens, WRU national sevens, 1979, Phil Llewellyn, David Richards, Mike Langdon, Jeff Davies, Gareth Roberts, Jeff Herdman, Stan Addicott, Huw Davies,

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