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PH276

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Object ID

PH276

Type

Photograph

Rights Holder

Swansea RFC

Provenance

Bleddyn Hopkins

Season

1907-1908

Description

Photograph, B&W. Swansea RFC 1st XV, 1907-1908 season. Dimensions: w16 1/2" x h11 1/4" (w42cm x h28.25cm)

Info

This photograph of the Swansea RFC 1st XV of 1908-09 was taken underneath the old pavilion building that stood at the north-west corner of the St Helen's Ground. The other known image of the team is a collage (see: PH076, PH089 and PH097). Swansea were Welsh Champions this season for the first time since the 'Invincible' season of 1904-1905, and had a playing record of P: 36, W: 31, D: 2, L: 3, Pts For: 412, Pts Ag: 76. Note the seated players sit upon cricket pads. This image, which sadly, is no longer to be found at St Helen's appeared in the "Images of Sport - Swansea RFC 1873-1945" book by Bleddyn Hopkins and was kindly retrieved from the publishers Tempus, to be restored to the St Helen's Archive digitally. The personnel in the image are: (Back Row L to R): Dai 'Port Tennant' Davies, George Hayward, E Perkins (Non. Sec.), Harry Hunt, Ike Williams, Ben Davies. (2nd Row R to L): Jack Bancroft, D J Thomas, Phil Hopkins, W J (Billy) Trew (captain), Will Joseph, Ivor Morgan, Evan Davies, Bob Dowdle (trainer). (Front Row L to R): Harry Toft, Dicky Owen, Dick Jones.

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PH276, 1907-1908, Welsh Champions, Dai 'Port Tennant' Davies, George Hayward, E Perkins, Harry Hunt, Ike Williams, Ben Davies, Jack Bancroft, D J Thomas, Phil Hopkins, W J (Billy) Trew, Will Joseph, Ivor Morgan, Evan Davies, Bob Dowdle, Harry Toft, Dicky Owen, Dick Jones

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