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  • PH275

    Photograph, B&W. Swansea Athletic XV, 1977-78 season. Dimensions: w8 1/4" x h6 1/2" (w21.26cm x h15.95cm)

  • MP0042

    Match programme: Torquay Athletic v Swansea at the Recreation Ground, Torquay on Monday 27 April 1953.

  • MP0041

    Match programme: Plymouth Albion v Swansea at Beacon Park, Plymouth on Saturday 25 April 1953.

  • MP0035

    31 March 1953 Swansea v Plymouth Albion

  • MP0028

    15 December 1951 Swansea v South Africa

  • SR-1890-1891

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1890-1891

  • SR-1888-1889

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1888-1889

  • SR-1889-1890

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1889-1890

  • SR-1876-1877

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1876-1877

  • SR-1875-1876

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1875-1876

  • SR-1874-1875

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1874-1875

  • SR-1873-1874

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1873-1874

  • SR-1872-1873

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1872-1873

  • NC025

    South Wales Evening Post Saturday 10th October 1949 page 6. Article relating to the event held to mark the unveiling of the captain's board at St Helen's ground.

  • SR-1872-2025

    A complete list of Swansea RFC 1st XV players from 1872 to 2025

  • SR-1952-1953

    Swansea RFC season breakdown 1952-1953.

  • SR-1951-1952

    Swansea RFC Season Breakdown 1951-1952

  • OT175

    A wooden supporters' rattle, or 'clacker', dating from the early 1960s. Handle and frame are all painted with messages of support for Wales and Swansea. "Cymru am byth" ("Wales forever") appears on one side. The 'cogs' of the instrument are alternately marked "W" or "NZ". Used at Wales v New Zealand rugby international 1963.

  • OT174

    A set of green rugby socks with white 'feet'. Double white strip on knee turns. Black band on calf with yellow band within.

  • MD021

    Medal, Welsh Champions 1900-01 season. Gold, Swansea 'town' civic 'castle' badge on front. Championship details, Players' name and position inscribed on back. Dimensions: w1" x h13/8" (w3cm x h3.5cm).

  • PH184

    Photographic collage of the Swansea RFC 1st XV of 1903-04. Sepia B&W portraits of players and officials are arranged on a green mount card with white text naming the players and stating toward the top of the mount: "Swansea First XV Football Team. Season 1903-4". Toward the base of the mount is printed: "Matches Played 32 - Won 30 - Lost 1 - Drawn 1 - Points for 571 - Against 48". Dimensions: w23 3/4" x h27 3/4" (w59cm x h70cm)

  • PH171

    Photographic copy of an original. Swansea RFC 1st fifteen 1897-98 season. Dimensions: w12" x h10" (w30.5cm x h25.5cm)

  • OT173

    A set of 9 hand made posters, coloured in by watercolour. Made by pupils at Sketty Primary School for a project on anti-apartheid and the Swansea v South Africa match of 1969. Dimensions: w12" x 17 1/2" (w31.5cm x h44cm).

  • 'The Battle of Swansea' - Swansea v Springboks 1969

    A set of 37 handwritten letters from pupils from Sketty Primary School, Swansea, written to the Archive Team members following the school visit to St Helen's on 4th December 2024. Lined paper sheets. Dimensions: w8 1/2" x h11 1/2" (w21.5cm x h28.5cm)

  • BZ005

    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.