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?????? WORLD-RUGBY- MUSEUM ????? Who? What? When? Why? How? Where? Which? On this page you will find items for which we are looking for more information. If you are able to help with any our searches, please email us at info@world-rugby-museum.com . THANK YOU
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Amongst the World Rugby Museum collection is a signed postcard of the combined East Midlands and Midland team that toured France in 1913. The card is autographed to the reverse by 13 of the tour party including Captain Edgar Mobbs and one of rugby's greatest adventurers, Tom Richards, the only man ever to play for the both the British Lions and Australia. We'd like to find out more information about this tour and the other players in this team and to identify those hard to read signatures. Local newspapers for Northampton, Coventry, Leicester and surrounding districts etc may contain tour reports and information relating to these players. |
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MORE UNKNOWN RUGBY TIES
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We are searching for information and photographs on the playing career of Morgan Davies (born 16.8.1898 in Tredegar). He probably played just after WWI possibly for Tredegar. (WRM-RRC-3379) |
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Emlyn 'Em' EVANS
(Penygraig)
This photo shows W.E. Evans of Penygraig wearing his Welsh Schools jersey and cap awarded to him in 1936 when he played for Wales against England in front of a crowd of 30,000 at cardiff Arms Park. Em.'s son Ray is keen to acquire a team photo from this match. The other members of the team are: W.Roberts (Aberavon), T.Lewis (Aberavon),
B.Watkins (Abertillery), D.J.Prater
(Cardiff), W.E.Connell
(Llanelli) Wales won the match by 25 points to 9, click on thumbnail to the left for the match report. Em's shirt can now be seen hanging proudly in the Penygraig RFC club house.
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Old Stager |
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We are searching for information or newspaper reports by journalist WJ 'John' Hoare known as 'Old Stager'. Seen above kicking off a charity match 'OId Stager' was an influential member of the South Wales press core, his criticism of the selection policy led to the creation of a five man selection panel. He then named them the 'Big Five', a term which became as famous as the man himself. There were two 'Old Stagers', the first 'JR Stephens' covered rugby in South Wales around the 1890s to early 1900s, the Old Stager for whom we are searching info is the SW Echo, SW Argus & Western Mail writer of the 1920s and 1930s. He was a prolific writer a fine example of his work was the front page of the South Wales Football Echo on the day when Wales defeated New Zealand in 1935, almost the complete front page is written by Old Stager, this for an evening paper which would hit the streets within 90 minutes of the match finishing, a phenomenal feat ! Any help given will be credited on our 'Old Stager' page when complete. Please email us at museum@rugbyrelics.com if you are able to help ! |
A big THANK YOU to the following who have supplied information to items appearing on this page:
Clive Jones of Carmarthen,
Tom Judd of Leicester,
Ray Evans, South Dareth, Kent (formerly Penygraig)
There are others, if we have missed you, sorry ! please email us and we will add you to the above list.
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