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TR004

Item

Object ID

TR004

Type

Trophy

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Swansea RFC

Season

1982-1983

Description

Sunday Telegraph English-Welsh Merit Table Champions 1982-1983. Silver plated goal post with silver plated rugby ball beneath, mounted on wooden base with white metal plaque: "SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH-WELSH MERIT TABLE Winners 1982-83 SWANSEA"

Info

David Richards' second season as captain saw a resurgent Swansea claim both the Sunday Telegraph Welsh and Anglo-Welsh Merit Table trophies. They were Whitbread Merit Table Champions, Unofficial Western Mail Champions, Daily Mail Anglo-Welsh Champions and Sunday Telegraph 'Team of the Season' again. Forty out of forty seven matches were won, with just seven losses. Swansea also won the Snellings Sevens tournament for the first time.

Keywords

trophy, 1982-1983, 1982-83, dai richards, sunday telegraph, team of the season

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