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Swansea RFC: Behind the Iron Curtain 1954-55

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This short four part audio trail shares the story of the 1954 Swansea RFC tour to Romania. This tour saw  the Swansea pack go behind 'the Iron Curtain' as one of the first to play in communist era Romania. This trail not only explores the rugby history, and the political history of the day, but also stands as record of a temporary display prepared by student volunteers Lewis Douglass & Cosmin Gregor. 

This audio trails runs for around 15 minutes, and is split into four parts.