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PH190

Item

Object ID

PH190

Type

Photograph

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Tony Lewis

Season

1892-1893

Description

Wales Team v Ireland 11th March 1893. Photographic reproduction. W6" x h 4" (w34.6cm x h 23.1cm)

Info

The Wales team that beat Ireland by a try to nil at Stradey Park, Llanelli on 11th March 1893, thereby winning their first ever Triple Crown - known as the "Triple Victory" at this time.
Back Row (L to R): F M Mills (Swansea), A F Hill (Cardiff), W M McCutcheon (Swansea), A W Boucher (Newport), D Samuel (Swansea), Mr Ack Llewellyn (WFU).
2nd Row (L to R): W J Bancroft (Swansea), G H Gould (Newport), C B Nicholl (llanelli), A J Gould [captain] (Newport), T C Graham (Newport), J Hannan (Newport), W H Watts (Newport).
Front Row (L to R): N W Biggs (Cardiff), H P Phillips (Newport), F C Parfitt (Newport).

Keywords

Triple Crown, Triple Victory, Ireland, 1893, Dai Samuel, Stradey Park

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