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PH076

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PH076

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Photographic collage, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC first fifteen 1907-1908 season. Photographs by H A Chapman, High Street, Swansea. Dimensions: w26 3/4" x h22" (w68xcm x h56cm)

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Swansea RFC first fifteen in the 1907-1908 season- played 39, won:35, lost:1, drawn:3. Pts for: 373, ag: 65. led by their captain Billy Trew, Swansea were Welsh Champions this season. After the stats printed on this image, Swansea beat Devonport Albion, Plymouth, Bridgend, Northampton and the Barbarians, who fielded an entirely international fifteen.
Top Row L to R: D J Thomas, E Morgan, R Jones, W Trew (captain), R M Owen, F C Rees, J Bancroft. 2nd Row L to R: T Morgan, D Davies, F E Perkins (Sec.), F J Gordon, H Thomas, H Toft. 3rd Row L to R: P Hopkins, G Hayward, F Lewis, F G Scrine. Bottom Row L to R: R Dowdle (Trainer), D Griffiths, A Smith, I Morgan, B Davies, W H Hunt. This is one of three copies of the image (see: PH089 & PH097).

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