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Item
PH273
Object ID
PH273
Type
Rights Holder
Swansea RFC Memorabilia Community Interest Company
Provenance
Steve Jenkins
Season
Description
Photograph, B&W, mounted and titled. Swansea Schools Rugby Team, Dewar Shield Winners 1938. Photographer Jack Thomas, 12 St Helen's Road, Swansea. Dimensions: w25" x h1" (w63.5cm x h48.26cm)
Info
This is the Swansea Schools Rugby Union (SSRU) team that won the Dewar Shield on 17th June 1938. They were 'Invincibles' that season also, having won 12 out of 12 matches in the season, points for: 236, against: 18.
The Dewar Shield is the oldest schools rugby competition in the world, beginning in 1905 when the Welsh Union accepted the Dewar Shield from the mayor of Cardiff Sir Thomas Dewar. The Dewar Shield was donated by the Dewar family famous for their eponymous whiskey producing company. It was intended as a philanthropic gesture and several of the large shields were produced, youth association football also being gifted a shield to play for.
Originally awarded annually by the match committee to the most successful junior organisation, it became a knock-out cup competition in 1909. This photograph records the first time the SSRU team won the shield. They beat Cardiff Schools by two converted goals and two tries (16pts) to one try (3pts). The 1938 match was played at The Gnoll, Neath although this image was later made at St Helen's. Since then the SSRU U15s have won the Dewar Shield eight more times (1967-68, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01 & 2009-10).
This photograph was brought to the St Helen's Archive to be faithfully scanned courtesy of Steve Jenkins, whose father Ernest James Jenkins played in the Swansea team that season and can be seen immediately to the left of the shield as we view it. See also MD020.
Photographed personnel: Back Row (L to R): W.G. Williams, A.G. Fuge, J.M. Williams, J.S. Jones, A.B. Jones, H.J. Griffiths, E.J. Matthews, L.G. Francis. 2nd Row (L to R): Ivor Evans, P.T. Millard (Treasurer), J. Harwood, E. Harris, D Wales, H. Mainwaring, W. Richards, W. Ambrose. 3rd Row (L to R): B.C. George, H. Jenkins, W. Henley, F. King, W. Fisher, M. Halden, J. Aherne, L. Quick, H. Jones, E.H. Evans. 4th Row (L to R): W.W. Ward (Hon. Secretary), A.J. Mayne (Patron), J. Shefford, N. Rogers, E. Jenkins, Ken Thomas (Captain), G. Scrines, W. Jones, Trevor Davies (Chairman), Harry Davies. Front Row (L to R): A. Davies, E. Riley. See also PH091 for alternate image.
The Dewar Shield is the oldest schools rugby competition in the world, beginning in 1905 when the Welsh Union accepted the Dewar Shield from the mayor of Cardiff Sir Thomas Dewar. The Dewar Shield was donated by the Dewar family famous for their eponymous whiskey producing company. It was intended as a philanthropic gesture and several of the large shields were produced, youth association football also being gifted a shield to play for.
Originally awarded annually by the match committee to the most successful junior organisation, it became a knock-out cup competition in 1909. This photograph records the first time the SSRU team won the shield. They beat Cardiff Schools by two converted goals and two tries (16pts) to one try (3pts). The 1938 match was played at The Gnoll, Neath although this image was later made at St Helen's. Since then the SSRU U15s have won the Dewar Shield eight more times (1967-68, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01 & 2009-10).
This photograph was brought to the St Helen's Archive to be faithfully scanned courtesy of Steve Jenkins, whose father Ernest James Jenkins played in the Swansea team that season and can be seen immediately to the left of the shield as we view it. See also MD020.
Photographed personnel: Back Row (L to R): W.G. Williams, A.G. Fuge, J.M. Williams, J.S. Jones, A.B. Jones, H.J. Griffiths, E.J. Matthews, L.G. Francis. 2nd Row (L to R): Ivor Evans, P.T. Millard (Treasurer), J. Harwood, E. Harris, D Wales, H. Mainwaring, W. Richards, W. Ambrose. 3rd Row (L to R): B.C. George, H. Jenkins, W. Henley, F. King, W. Fisher, M. Halden, J. Aherne, L. Quick, H. Jones, E.H. Evans. 4th Row (L to R): W.W. Ward (Hon. Secretary), A.J. Mayne (Patron), J. Shefford, N. Rogers, E. Jenkins, Ken Thomas (Captain), G. Scrines, W. Jones, Trevor Davies (Chairman), Harry Davies. Front Row (L to R): A. Davies, E. Riley. See also PH091 for alternate image.
Keywords
1931-1932, dewar shield, swansea schools,
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