P | W | D | L | Pts. For | Pts. Ag. | T | P | D | C |
43 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 374 | 295 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
CAPTAIN : W.O.‘Billy’ WILLIAMS
MOST APPEARANCES : 42 (JOHN HOPKINS)
MOST TRIES : 14 (TEIFION WILLIAMS)
MOST POINTS : 119 (ALAN PROSSER HARRIES)
WALES CAPS :
v E : Clem Thomas
v I : John Faull (d)
v F : John Faull
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Back Row L to R: R Bolch, D Thomas, C J Rees, N G Davies, C Johnson, J Jeffries.
2nd Row L to R: T J V Davies(Com.), R J Dobbs(Trainer), J Llewellyn, A Prosser-Harries, E Burns, I Hopkins, B Ford, GbLewis, D P Price(Hon. Sec.), T Davies(Com.).
3rd Row L to R: B Mullins, R C C Thomas, L Bruce Barter(Com.), W O Williams(Capt.), Judge Rowe Harding(Com.), T Williams, D Rowlands.
Front Row L to R: R Harding, M Rogers.
Inset L to R: J Hopkins, J Faull, B Richards. (Club Archive).
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Swansea won 13 – 5, The Italians going into half-time with a 5 -0 lead. Italy went on to play Cardiff on the 10th Oct losing by 8 points to 3 (0-0) and Harlequins on the 6th Oct losing by just 15 points to 14 (9-3). The Italian team v Swansea:
Back Row (L to R):Simonelli, Zanchi, Raise, Pancaro, Levorato, Taveggia, Annibaldi.
2nd Row(L to R): Perrini, Pescetto, Mancini, Barbini, Vergnano, Luise.
Front Row(L to R): Comin, Bottacin. (Club Archive).
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Back Row (L to R): Vivian Davies (Com.), Haydn Mainwaring, Gwyn Lewis, Bryan Ford, Gordon Morris, N G Davies, Colin Johnson, Dudley Thomas, Ronnie Bolch, Malcolm Rogers, Bruce Barter (Com.), D P Price (Com.), Len Blyth Com.).
2nd Row (L to R): R J Dobbs, Alan Prosser Harris, Teifion Williams, W O Williams (Captain), Clem Thomas, Brian Richards, Trevor Davies (Com.).
Front Row (L to R): Brian Mullins, John Hopkins, Cyril Davies, David Rowlands.
(Courtesy John Blyth)
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Swansea won 13 – 5, The Italians going into half-time with a 5 -0 lead. Italy went on to play Cardiff on the 10th Oct losing by 8 points to 3 (0-0) and Harlequins on the 6th Oct losing by just 15 points to 14 (9-3).
Action from an Italian newspaper report of the match. An Italian player breaks from a lineout.
Action shot from the Swansea v Italy match (Courtesy SWEP).