CARMARTHEN RFC (SELECT XV) – V – CAPTAIN CRAWSHAY’S XV
SEASON 1984/85
Standing: PHIL MORGAN (First Aid), CECIL REES, MARTIN HAUGHEY, TONY BOWEN, PETER ELSOM, MIKE WILLS, JEFF DAVIES, DAVID WOODHEAD, DYLAN RICHARDS, NIGEL LANGDON, RAY GRAVELL (Llanelli), JEFF STEPHENSON (Laugharne).
In Front: SIMON ROGERS, SIMON BEYNON, ROGER EVANS, KEVIN BOWEN, RICHARD RATTI (Captain), DAVID EVANS, DYLAN RICHARDS, EUROS DAVIES.
By kind permission of Ralph Carpenter, Photographer
Supplied by Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
The Captain Crawshay’s touring team that played against the Quins at the Park on Saturday 1st September 1984.
Crawshay’s won by 50 pts to 7 pts.
Standing: R. HUGHES (LVP, Newport), S. HOPKINS (Aberavon), M. EDWARDS (Aberavon), D. EVANS (Welsh SS and Cardiff), D. EDWARDS (Maesteg), *M. MORRIS (South Wales Police), J. DAVIES (Glamorgan Wanderers), *A. J. MARTIN (Aberavon & Wales), L. SIMS (Newbridge), R. JAMES (Bridgend), D. JACOB (Neath), C. DONOVAN (Maesteg), *A. M. REES (Chairman).
Seated: *A. FEAR (LVP Newport), N. HUMPHREYS (SGIHE & Cardiff), J. STOKES (Newbridge), C. HUTCHINS (Swansea), C. HUISH (Pontypool), *M. J. WATKINS (Captain/Newport), *T. D. HOLMES (Cardiff & Lions), R. POWELL (Captain/Newport), G. CORDLE (Cardiff), J. KNOWLES (LVP).
Absent but played against Carmarthen: – P. Daniel (Bridgend), N. Harries (South Wales Police), A. Vaughan (Neath Athletic).
Absent but on tour : – PRESIDENT – Col Sir William Crawshay, VICE-CHAIRMAN – *V. Jenkins, FOUNDER MEMBER – Judge Rowe Harding
Officials: – E. R. Jenkins (Hon. Secretary); J. A. Evans (Hon. Treasurer); W. N. Walsh (Hon. Team Secretary.
*Welsh International at the time or shortly afterwards
Many thanks to Jimmy Stokes for providing us with a copy of the Crawshay’s team photograph.
