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PQ110

Item

Object ID

PQ110

Type

Plaque

Rights Holder

CIC

Provenance

Newport Beach & Irvine Coast XV

Season

1980-1981

Description

Brushed aluminium plaque on stained wood base. Black engraved text: "Swansea XV vs Newport Beach and Irvine Coast Combined XV May 18, 1981". Dimensions: w10 1/2" x h7 1/2" (w26.6cm x h19cm).

Info

This plaque commemorates the Swansea RFC match against Newport Beach and Irvine Coast Combined XV on their USA tour of May 1981. The match was won by Swansea by 66 - 7. Gareth Roberts scored four tires, Trevor Cheeseman two and Gareth Jenkins three tries. Arthur Emyr and Alun Donovan also scored tries. Mark Wyatt kicked nine conversions. This was the third of four matches on the tour, which took on sides in San Fransisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

Keywords

1980-1981, tour, usa, newport beach,

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