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FREE THE LITTLE WELSH RUGBY FAN PDF Mark Williams,Stuart Trotter | 32 pages | 23 Mar 2012 | Y Lolfa Cyf | 9781847714398 | English | Talybont, United Kingdom Glenn Webbe: Welsh Rugby's Black Icon | Rugby Union News | Sky Sports At the time of thee census, Wales had a population of just , the largest town, Mwerthyr Tydfil, had only 7, inhabitants. Football was noted in Dongellau in and early types of football represented by Shrove Tuesday football games were fairly widespread as they were in England. The 'Rugby' game was introduced to Wales by returning people who had traveled widely e. It was also propagated by students studying in Welsh schools where the Rugby rules game had taken a hold e. Lampeter College where Rugby had been introduced by Vice-Principal Rowland Williams around and, as such, the college makes the claim to have the oldest Rugby football team in Wales albeit a school team. In September, the South Wales Football Union was created in Brecon The Little Welsh Rugby Fan the intention of playing matches with the principal clubs in the West of England and the neighbourhood - rugby rules were the adopted code'. The selection of the first official Welsh team by Richard Mullock to face England who had played internationally for a full decade and that had lost only twice in their 17 Tests to that time at Mr Richardson's Field, Blackheath on 19th Februaryhastened the formation of what we now know as the Welsh Rugby Union. Led by the Australian-born, Cambridge University undergraduate James Bevan, Wales were humiliated as England won its first international with Wales by 7 goals, 1 dropped goal and 6 tries to nil or put into modern scoring 82 - 0. To add insult to injury the English refused to play against them the next season due to The Little Welsh Rugby Fan one sided nature of the game. Obviously this did much to bolster support and discussion on how the team could be improved. The Welsh Rugby Union was duly founded at the Castle Hotel, a coaching inn dating from the seventeenth century, Neath on March 12th The historic meeting is commemorated at the Castle Hotel to this day with an array of rugby memorabilia on view in their Centenary Room including the plaques of each of the 11 clubs. It wasn't untilat the seventh attempt, that Wales achieved the 'Holy Grail' and finally beat England. A try, then worth one point, by 'Buller' Stadden at Crown Flat, Dewsbury, won the day and the legendary Arthur Gould's team were ready to take the game by storm. The success of the national side was mainly thanks to the 'big four' clubs of Cardiff, Llanelli, Newport and Swansea. For example, Newport lost only seven matches between and The first Triple Crown came in Wales' last for 39 years and was the launch pad for the first 'Golden Era', when Wales dominated the world game. More than any other in the history of the game, that incredible match, the only fixture lost by the All Blacks, helped to turn rugby union into a game of global interest. The first Springboks attracted more than 40, to St Helen's in for a game they wonalthough the first Australian tourists were defeated in Cardiff two years later. Those early years in the 20th century were filled with Welsh victories and world class players. The first 'Golden Era' included the first Grand Slam by any country and a record winning run of 11 games as Wales remained unbeaten between March to January When Rob Howley's side of matched that feat they did it in eight months. There were Grand Slams inandTriple Crowns in, and and those victories over New Zealand in and Australia in Welsh rugby had arrived as a major force in the world game. During the twenties, Wales seemed to mirror the industrial recession. Of the 42 matches played, only 17 were won and three drawn. The depression resulted in The Little Welsh Rugby Fan half-a-million people leaving Wales to find work elsewhere. Along with them went a host of Welsh rugby internationals to northern England. Rugby League benefited enormously with 37 players defecting during the 20s alone. Between andWales were whitewashed by the other rugby nations and only beat France during that period. The Welsh team grew along with the The Little Welsh Rugby Fan during the thirties although a further 27 players defected to league. Wales won the Championship for the first time in nine years in after two tries from Jack Morley against Ireland in Belfast. In JanuaryWales recorded their first win over England at the new home of English rugby, Twickenham after 23 years of trying. Wales also recorded its second win over the All Blacks 13 - 2 when they visited the Arms Park in Jim Lang the Welsh N0. Left to right: S. Reid NZJ. Manchester NZT. Rees, T. Williams, E. Watkins WA. Mohoney NZJ. Lang WD. Dalton NZA. Rees W and W. Hadley NZ. The season started on 1 September, but was suspended two days later with the declaration of War against Germany. Club matches resumed in Septemberwith capped matches returning in Wales' first official post-war international was against England. It ended in a defeat, but Scotland, France and Ireland were defeated thereafter. Hadyn Tanner was captain in The Little Welsh Rugby Fan of the 13 games played during the decade. Wales wore white shorts for the first time on 15th January, in a game against England at Cardiff Arms Park having previously worn black. The Fifties brought Welsh rugby right back to the forefront of the world game with Grand Slams in andunder the captaincy of John Gwilliam, and The Little Welsh Rugby Fan third win over New Zealand in Cardiff in The Grand Slam ofcrowned with a win over France in Cardiff, ended a 39 year honours drought. After Wales' record defeat 24 - 3 in Durban at the hands of the Springboks ina coaching revolution occurred. Gareth Edwards made his debut against France in Paris on 1 April and inhe became the youngest ever Welsh captain at 20 years old. Clive Rowlands' took over from David Nash as only the second Welsh coach in It was 19 years after the success of before the sixth Grand Slam of heralded the dawn of the second 'Golden Era'. The Triple Crown paved the way for the Grand Slam, which was won by a team widely regarded as the greatest side ever to wear the Welsh jersey. The 'Super Seventies' included The Little Welsh Rugby Fan Slams inand and Triple Crowns in,and Had the game in Ireland in not been cancelled, that otherwise undefeated campaign could have ended with another Grand Slam. Nine of the ten matches against England were won, eight of the ten against the Scots and the Irish claimed only one win and a draw in nine outings. France were the only side to rival the Welsh, winning three and drawing one of their ten games. A year later Gwyn Evans equalled the world record with six penalty goals against France before Scotland ended Wales' match unbeaten championship record at the ground. The Rugby World Cup made its bow inRichard Moriarty's Welsh side, despite unconvincing wins, topped Pool 2 with maximum points gained from three victories against Ireland, Tonga and Canada. They progressed into the quarter final stages, meeting pool runners-up and home nation rival England. The first quarter-final saw an ever dominant New Zealand side take on Scotland. They proved too The Little Welsh Rugby Fan for the Scots and won in Christchurch, sending the first of the British teams home. France, who had drawn the only non IRFB member in the quarter finals, Fiji, dashed the hopes of the minnows with a victory at Eden Park, ensuring that the last stages of the competition would be filled with only board-member nations. Co-hosts Australia staged the remaining two quarter-finals; the home side were winners over Ireland, keeping the two host nations in the tournament. Wales, despite entering their match as the underdogs, beat England in a truly dismal performance by the old enemy. Notwithstanding Wales's triumph of entering the semi-finals, their latter-stage match can be described as anything but triumphant. In a truly one-sided The Little Welsh Rugby Fan, the New Zealanders decimated Wales in unstoppable style. In a win, in which the Kiwis notched up eight tries, Huw Richards took away one of the lesser 'Rugby The Little Welsh Rugby Fan Cup Firsts' awards; the first man to be sent off in a Rugby World Cup match. The Nineties saw defections to Rugby League and internecine struggles decimate the national side. Hosts England kicked off the opening match of the contest against defending champions New Zealand on the third of October. The All Blacks won with only a The Little Welsh Rugby Fan margin,highlighting the way of things to come for a The Little Welsh Rugby Fan England side far more confident than the side witnessed four years previously. Three days later Wales made their first appearance of the competition against tournament newcomers Western Samoa. Wales had returned from a tour to Australia in July ; they had lost to the Wallabies. Wales's coach Ron Waldron The Little Welsh Rugby Fan his post The Little Welsh Rugby Fan few weeks before the Rugby World Cup due to ill health, throwing Alan Davies into the hot spot. Wales were a team in disarray. Still complacent from their third place glory of the inaugural competition inWales encountered outsiders Western Samoa at the Cardiff Arms Park.

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