Gwyn Prescott
@rugbyhistorian
Ex-prop forward & distance runner. Rugby & WWI historian, author
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75 yrs ago today Cardiffrfc 5 Barbarian FC 6
Match breaks record. Draws 38000 crowd, record for a club game and highest receipts ever for a club match!
B Holmes at FB who sadly died later in yr from typhoid #Baabaas
Programme Cardiff Rugby Museum tinyurl.com/kkbzu8em 🔵⚫️
1904 Irish Rugby Ireland v Wales touch flag. On display in newly refurbished London Welsh Rugby Museum- John Dawes Suite
A small portion of Cardiff Rugby history on antiques roadshow yesterday - you will be able to see it on BBC catch-up CF10 Rugby Trust are proud of all involved with cardiffrugbymuseum.org
Cool to see David Allen and Sal Carter on Antiques Roadshow tonight with some of the club’s collection.
A proper public display facility is absolutely crucial in any development of the Arms Park, the history is incredible.
Springtime beneath Wenlock Edge - this is Harley, one of the so-called Thankful Villages, which saw all its men return home from WW1. It is the only Thankful Village in #Shropshire , and the names of all 20 men who went to war and came back again are recorded in St Mary’s Church.
What a day. Quins beat Fairwater RFC at Llandaff RFC 16-12.
That was the semi-final so we’re off to the Principality Stadium on the 6th of April for the WRU Community Div 3 cup final.
Kick off at 330.
And well done to Quins Girls Rugby for their finals today. Won 1 Lost 1