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PH052

Photograph, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC second fifteen 1894-1895 season. Dimensions: w18" x h14" (w45.5cm x h35.5cm)

Photograph

CIC

1894-1895

The Swansea second fifteen in the 1894-1895 season. This is the earliest known image of a Swansea second fifteen team. The first such team played Llanelli on 5th February 1876 in a drawn match at Felinfoel (while the first team played host to Llandovery College at St Helen's). Other second teams played occasionally until a permanent second fifteen was officially established at the AGM of 1880. Known personnel in this photograph are: Back row( L to R): _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, W Davies, D Williams (Trainer). 2nd Row (L to R): Dan Smith, _______, H Lloyd (Capt.), _______, D Williams, _______. Front Row (L to R): Eddie Evans, Peter Lockman, R Gribbings.

photograph, swansea, second fifteen, 1894-1895, W Davies, D Williams, Dan Smith, H Lloyd, D Williams, Eddie Evans, Peter Lockman, R Gribbings,