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| One of my everlasting memories of watching Welsh rugby in the 1970s is stepping off the train at Cardiff to the sound of "Any spare tickets, any spares". Cockney accents were the first you'd hear, ticket touts down for the day from London. Then walking down Westgate Street and on every corner there was also someone looking for or selling tickets, the tickets selling for the biggest prices were always sold outside the Angel Hotel. Then there would be the swappers, "East for a West", "A stand for two fields". Below is a selection of tickets for international and other matches through the ages. How many of these were sold on the black market ? |
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| 1880
Scotland v Ireland at Partick |
1903
Wales v England at Swansea Jehodia Hodges scored 3 tries in a 21 - 5 victory (WRM-0239) |
Llanelli v NZ 1924
The All Black Invincibles at Stradey Park |
1926
Wales v England 3 - 3 draw at the Arms park (WRM-0240) |
1927
Wales v Waratahs press ticket - Wales lost 18 - 8 (WRM-0262) |
1929
First French victory over Wales (WRM-0246)
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| 1930
11- 3 loss against the English (WRM-0241)
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1931
Old Internationals ticket, a 13 - 8 win for Wales (WRM-0255)
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1932
A dropped goal by Ronnie Boon helped Wales to this first win over England for 10 years (WRM-0245) |
1935
Another great victory over the All Blacks 13 - 12 (WRM-0251)
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1936
The gates were closed 2 hours before kick off, the ground was full, the crowd rushed the gates and stormed into the ground. (WRM-0259)
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1938 seats inside the ropes v Ireland 1938 at Swansea
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1939
Elvet Jones, top try scorer on the 1938 Lions tour made his debut for wales in this 11-3 welsh victory |
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| 1946
Wales v NZ Kiwis |
1953
last victory over the All Blacks in 1953, 13 - 8 (WRM-0252) |
1954
last international at St Helen's Swansea, postponed match played on 10th April (WRM-0321) |
1957
v International XV - fund raising match for the Empire Games, held at the Arms Park one year later in 1958 |
1959
v Ireland 1959 8 - 6 victory to Wales |
1960
Press messenger - this ticket will only admit a boy - v South Africa 1960, a day before the Arms Park was flooded (WRM-0258) |
1963
Press Box Terry Price a Llanelli schoolboy makes his debut v New Zealand 1963 |
1965
North Enclosure ticket 5/- (25p) v England 1965 Stuart Watkins scores 2 tries in 14-3 victory (WRM-0242) |
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| 1966
first Australian victory over Wales, international debut for Barry John (WRM-0237) |
1970
opening of the new Cardiff Arms Park, ticket for the NEW NORTH STAND (WRM-0254) |
1970
Start of the 1970s, first five nations match in the NEW NORTH ENCLOSURE - Gareth Edwards commented "The singing of the crowd was tremendous, it inspired every one of us. (WRM-0257) |
1973
Phil Bennett started it, Gareth Edwards finished it, the greatest try ever scored, this is on the half way line on that side of the field. (WRM-0235) |
1986
Lions v Rest of the World. First official Lions match on British soil. (WRM-0236) |
1991 This night time international against France opened the new floodlights at Cardiff Arms Park |
1996
19,000 saw Wales' first victory over the Barbarians 31-10 (WRM-0238) |
1997
last international at the Arms Park (WRM-0244) |
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