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  • OT046

    Carpet square, commemorating the centenary of the South African Rugby Board in 1889. Dimensions: (w50cm x h50cm)

  • OT045

    Printed letter, written on headed SARFU paper with Springbok motif in top right corner. Signed by Jurie Roux, Chief Executive Officer SARFU. The letter congratulates Swansea RFC on the centenary of having defeated South Africa in 1912. Dimensions: w12 1/2" x 16 1/2" (w32cm x h42cm)

  • OT044

    Pennant, gold with white tassels and text: "New Zealand Maoris Team" and "Rugby 1982" with white fern leaf motif. Same design on both faces. 1982 Maoris rugby tour.

  • OT043

    Wooden ornament with traditional Maoris art engraved and silver plaque in centre with text: "To the Swansea RFC from the Maoris people of New Zealand Kia Ora 1982" 1982 Maoris rugby tour.

  • OT042

    Pennant, black with white tassels. "New Zealand N.Z.R.F.U." and "Rugby" in white with white fern leaf motif. Same design on both faces. Possibly from 1989 tour.

  • OT041

    Pennant, gold with white tassels. "New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Council" and "United Kingdom/European Tour 1984/85" in white with white fern leaf motif. Same design on both faces.

  • OT040

    Touch judge's flag. Swansea v New Zealand 21st October 1989 at St Helen's. Black cloth with Swansea 'Osprey' and New Zealand fern motifs at diagonally opposite corners in white. White text: "Swansea R.F.C. - v - New Zealand 21st Oct 1989". Same design on both faces of flag. Wooden dowel shaft and black wooden handle with'Osprey' and fern leaf painted in white.

  • OT039

    Silvered plated commemorative plate with engraved map of New Zealand and Ponsonby rugby badge with 1874-1974 at top.

  • OT038

    Touch judge's flag. One of a pair. Swansea v Australia 30th Octber 1984 at St Helen's. Gold background with Swansea 'Osprey' and Wallaby motifs in diagonally opposite corners. "Swansea - v - Australia 30th Oct 1984" in yellow. Reverse side has the Swansea colours of white, with facing colours of maroon and navy stripes.

  • OT037

    Touch judge's flag. One of a pair. Swansea v Australia 30th Octber 1984 at St Helen's. Gold background woth Swansea 'Osprey' and Wallaby motifs in diagonally opposite corners. "Swansea - v - Australia 30th Oct 1984" in yellow. Reverse side has the Swansea colours of white, with facing colours of maroon and navy stripes.

  • OT036

    Touch judge's flag. Swansea v Australia 4th November 1992 at St Helen's. Green cloth with embroidered Swansea 'castle' badge and Australian Rugby Union badge in diagonally opposite corners. "Swansea - v - Australia 4th Nov 1992" between the two badges. Same design on both faces of flag. Wooden dowel shaft and wooden handle with yellow ribbon.

  • OT035

    Springbok Head, stuffed and mounted on wooden shield. Dimensions: h20" (h50.8cm)

  • OT034

    Cartoon, B&W, hand drawn by Jack Jones, Swansea's victory over New Zealand, 1935. Dimensions: w14" x h10" (w35.6cm x h25.4cm).

  • BZ011

    Wales, Blazer, 1995 World Cup

  • BZ010

    Blazer, single breasted in black cloth with two buttons. Badge on left breast pocket shows WRU Prince of Wales feathers in a red shield. A second shield is quartered with the motifs of the English, Scottish, Irish and French rugby unions. "WRU XV" sits at the top right corner of the pocket and "1976" at the lower left corner, indicating this to be a Welsh Grand Slam blazer.

  • BZ009

    Blazer, British & Irish Lions, 1977

  • BZ008

    Blazer, Wales, 1976 & 1977 Triple Crowns

  • BZ007

    Blazer & Tie. Single breasted with two plain brass buttons. Navy with yellow/red/yellow facings on lapels, leading edges, pockets and cuffs. Club tie of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC): Navy/red/yellow diagonal stripes. MCC tour to India 1933-34.

  • BZ003

    Blazer, New Zealand, 1980

  • BZ001

    Blazer, Swansea SC&FC, T Aubrey Hill

  • NC008

    Sporting post (Swansea) 1st oct. 1927 (excerpts). Featuring Swansea versus New South Wales Waratahs at St Helen's on Saturday 1st October 1927. Included are pages: 1, 4, 5, 6, & 9) and an extract from p7. newspaper donated to Swansea RFc by Mrs H C Perry, wife of hadley Perry, who palyed in this match.

  • NC007

    Newspaper cutting, Cambria Daily Leader (Swansea) Saturday 1st February 1908 p5. Dimensions: w19" x h26 (48.3cm x 65.9cm)

  • NC006

    Newspaper cutting, Cambrian (Swansea) Friday 26th January 1906 p4

  • NC005

    Newspaper cutting, Evening Express (Cardiff) Thursday 4th April 1907 p4.

  • NC004

    Newspaper cutting (publisher not known), 1960. Refers to carved shield presented to touring Springboks.