St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
MD008
Title
MD008
Description
Medal, Welsh Champions 1912-13 season. Gold, enamel shield inset with rugby player running with ball. Championship details, Players' name and position inscribed on back.
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Date
Abstract
This medal was presented to Swansea wing three-quarter Howell Lewis. Swansea won the Welsh Championship this season with a record of: played: 37, won: 29, drawn: 6, lost: 2. They also beat South Africa at St Helen's on Boxing Day 1912 and Howell Lewis was a member of the Swansea team that day. The inscription on the reverse of the Championship medal reads: "S.R.F.C. Winners Welsh Championship 1912-13. Howell Lewis Three Quarter." Lewis was capped 4 times by Wales between 1913 and 1914 and he was selected captain of Swansea's first fifteen for 1914-15 before the war stopped rugby. Lewis became the first post war captain of Swansea in 1919-20. This medal was kindly gifted to Swansea RFC by Alun Davies on 29th February 2020.
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