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Object ID

NC027

Type

Newspaper cutting

Rights Holder

British Newspaper Archive

Provenance

Western Mail

Season

1923-1924

Description

Western Mail Monday 26th November 1923 page 5 - Swansea Rugby Supporters' Club meeting re: Rugby Centenary match.

Info

This news article from the Western Mail in 1923, describes an evening meeting of the Swansea Rugby Supporters' Club at Thomas' Café in High Street, Swansea on 23rd November 1923. The assembles guests were entertained with rugby reminiscences centred around the recent Rugby Centenary match played at Rugby School. Two Swansea players, Rowe Harding and Gwillym Michael played in the England/Wales team against an Ireland/Scotland fifteen. Among the guest speakers for the evening was former Wales wing Dr Teddy Morgan, who scored the try that beat the All Blacks in 1905. He now ran a doctor's surgery in the Sketty suburb of Swansea. See also: OT020.

Keywords

1923, rugby centenary, supporters' club, newspaper article, teddy morgan, rugby school,

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