Plaques
The existence of club plaques is as old as the clubs themselves. As in ancient times when a shield represented a knight or the family or monarch who he fought for, the design of a club’s badge is very often based on or copied from the local village, town, city or district. It also usually appears on the players’ jersey and cap. So it is a simple extension to place it on a plaque that could be exchanged with opposing teams. The fact that clubs endeavour to include imagery that is relevant to their locality ties them to the local community whose aspirations they share.
These emblems of rival team, fixed to the walls of a clubhouse, are not trophies. They are acknowledgements that the recipient club is part of a wider sporting community beyond their own membership. They are important as indicators of the vitality of both community and club and the sport in the wider world.
Generally exchanged between two opposing clubs or unions, they mark significant meetings such as first encounters or special anniversary dates. Touring sides generally carry a plentiful supply of plaques designed specifically for that tour. In this section of the website you can see plaques from local club, regional, touring sides and international sides as well as schools and armed forces teams. They represent historical moments that have passed between St Helen's based teams and myriad visitors as well as those teams met on Swansea tours. These significant events appear frozen in time upon the legends and badges embossed on this collection of plaques.
This section also includes honour boards and other commemorative boards fixed to the walls in recognition of players and other persons connected to St Helen's ground.
Alberta Rugby Union 1992-93
Australian Rugby Union 1992-93
British Columbia President's XV 1992-93
British Columbia RU 1992-93
California "Poppies" XV 1975 Tour
Canada Rugby Union 1971 tour
Cwmllynfell RFC - Centenary season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club
Ellesmere School Rugby Team
Essex County Cricket Club
GB Fire Services Rugby Team
Flying Kukris RFC Hong Kong
Galwegian RFC (Connacht), Ireland
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Sydney Heath Ltd to Swansea C&FC 1980s
Highfield RFC (Cork), Ireland
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Minor Counties Cricket Association
Neath RFC 150th Anniversary
Newport Beach & Irvine Coast XV v Swansea 1981
New Zealand Maoris 1982-83
New Zealand Rugby Union 1989
Northampton County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Resolven RFC Centenary season 1985-1986
RFU - Wales U18s v England U18s 2013
RFU - Wales U18s v England U18s 2015
RFU - Wales U18s v England U18s 2016
22nd Regt Royal Artillery
Royal Sports Club, Bangkok
Severn River RFC (U.S.A.)
Shannon RFC (Limerick), Ireland 1991-1992
Swansea RFC - Ffyddlondeb Awards 1955-96
St David's Society, Hong Kong
Surrey County Cricket Club
Swansea C&FC new pavilion dedication 1930
Swansea C&FC WW1 & WW2 memorial plaque
Swansea Cricket Club 1st XI Captains 1899-2002
Swansea Cricket Club 1st XI Captains 2002 to 2022
Swansea RFC - Heineken National League Champions 1993-94
Swansea RFC v New Zealand 1935
Swansea RFC - British & Irish Lions 1904-2001
Swansea RFC 1st XV Captains 1874-1982
Swansea RFC 1st XV Captains since 1982
Swansea RFC - Captain's Award 1986-96
Swansea Town & City Coat of Arms
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Winners 1978
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Runners-up 1980
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Runners-up 1975-76
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Runners-up 1983
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Runner-up 1987
Swansea RFC - WRU Challenge Cup Runner-up 1991-92
Swansea RFC, WRU, SWALEC Cup Final Winners 1995
Swansea Uplands Ladies section, 1987
Swansea Women's RFC- Frome 7s Cup
HMS Thunderer (RNEC) RFC 1990
Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Union
Wagga Wagga Blue Heelers RFC
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
WRU, Wales v Tonga at St Helen's 1997
WRU - Wales u18s v England U18s & v France U18s
Women's Internationals, St Helen's 2015
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Zimbabwe Rugby Union 1982
