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PH025

Photograph

CIC

Swansea RFC

1982-1983

Photograph, colour, mounted and titled. Swansea RFC first fifteen 1982-1983 season. Dimensions: w15" x h12" (w38cm x h30.5cm).

The Swansea RFC first fifteen of the 1982-1983 season. P: 47, W: 40, D: 0, L: 7, Pts for: 1131, ag: 576, Tries: 173, Pen: 86, DG: 3, Con: 86. This season Swansea RFC were: Winners of the Western Mail Unofficial Championship, Winners of the Whitbread Merit Table, Winners of the Daily Mail Anglo-Welsh Championship, Sunday Telegraph Team of the Season. They also won the Snellings Sevens tournament for the first time and were finalists in the WRU Cup. Swansea beat the touring New Zealand Maoris 15 - 12 at St Helen's on 30th October 1982. Back Row (L to R): LM Evans (Match Committee), Dickie Dobbs (linesman), Stuart Evans, Gareth Roberts, Clive Williams, Mike Ruddock, Barry Clegg, Garry John, Malcolm Dacey, Huw Gilson, Gareth Jenkins, Roger Blyth, Bernard Cajot (Trainer), M J James (Chairman Selection Committee). 2nd Row (L to R): Trevor Cheeseman, Tony Swift, Huw Davies, Jeff Herdman, Ian Hall (Coach), David Richards (captain), Norman Blyth (Club Chairman), Mark Davies, Paul Gallagher, Mark Wyatt, Kevin Hopkins, Keith Colclough, Arthur Emyr, Eddie Rickard (Baggage Master).

photograph, colour, Swansea, 1982-1983. P: 47, W: 40, L: 7 Pts for: 1131, Pts against: 577. Winners: Whitbread merit Table, Western Mail Unofficial Welsh Champions, Daily Mail Anglo-Welsh Championship; Sunday Telegraph Rugby Club of the Season; Snellings Sevens Tournament 1982 winners, Finalists WRU Challenge Cup. Personnel: - LM Evans, Dickie Dobbs, Stuart Evans, Gareth Roberts, Clive Williams, Mike Ruddock, Barry Clegg, Garry John, Malcolm Dacey, Huw Gilson, Gareth Jenkins, Roger Blyth, Bernard Cajot, M J James, Trevor Cheeseman, Tony Swift, Huw Davies, Jeff Herdman, Ian Hall, David Richards, Norman Blyth, Mark Davies, Paul Gallagher, Mark Wyatt, Kevin Hopkins, Keith Colclough, Arthur Emyr, Eddie Rickard (Baggage master), Inset (L to R): Richard Moriarty, Alun Donovan, Kevin Hopkins, Geoff Wheel.