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PH097

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Object ID

PH097

Type

Photograph

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Swansea RFC

Season

1907-1908

Description

Photographic collage, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC first fifteen 1907-1908 season. Photographs by H A Chapman, High Street, Swansea. Dimensions: w28" x h23 1/2" (w71cm x h60cm)

Info

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, Edgar Morgan, Dick Jones, W J (Billy) Trew (captain), Dicky Owen, Fred Rees, Jack Bancroft. 2nd Row L to R: Tom Morgan, Dai Davies, F E Perkins (Sec.), Frank Gordon, Harold Thomas, Harry Toft. 3rd Row L to R: Phil Hopkins, George Hayward, Fred Lewis, Fred Scrine. Bottom Row L to R: Bob Dowdle (Trainer), Dai Griffiths, Aubrey Smith, Ivor Morgan, Ben Davies, Harry Hunt. This is one of three copies of the image (see: PH076 & PH089).

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PH097, D J Thomas, Edgar Morgan, Dick Jones, W J (Billy) Trew, Dicky Owen, Fred Rees, Jack Bancroft, Tom Morgan, Dai Davies, F E Perkins, Frank Gordon, Harold Thomas, Harry Toft, Phil Hopkins, George Hayward, Fred Lewis, Fred Scrine, Bob Dowdle (Trainer), Dai Griffiths, Aubrey Smith, Ivor Morgan, Ben Davies, Harry Hunt.

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