We’d like to extend a big thank you to Saturday’s match sponsors, 14th September.
Quins Players 1974/75 Reunion
It’s hard to believe that fifty years have passed since the club celebrated its centenary season and what a memorable season it was with the Quins playing London Welsh, Llanelli, Metropolitan Police, Captain Crawshay’s XV with an Invitation XV playing against a President’s XV.
During that season in the West Wales League, they won ten out of seventeen games played, with six losses and one drawn. They played six games in the West Wales Cup, winning five but unexpectedly losing to Llandybie in the final. They had a memorable ten-day end of season tour to Germany, winning three out of three games played.
As this is the first home game in the new Super Rygbi Cymru season, it is fitting that the club welcomes back for the first home fixture against Swansea 26 players from the 1974/75 season along with some guests with close connections to the club. Sadly, nine of the players who turned out for the club fifty years ago are no longer with us.
The ex-players of 50 years ago who were in attendance on Saturday;
Andy Evans, Emrys Tippett, Robert Taylor, Gareth Lewis, Percy Jones, Dewi George, Clive Pugh, Milwyn Jones, Ivor Dyer, Gareth Jones, Robert Wright, John Thomas, Paul Morris, Glyn Evans, Timothy Edwards, Bryan Llewelyn, Howard Iles, Roger Evans, Martin Stevens, David Dyer, Roger Walters, Brian Furlong, Dai ‘Tumble’ Thomas. Graham Walters and special guests Hugh Griffiths and Robert ‘Sonny’ Thomas.
Morgan and Morgan Business Technology
The Headquarters of this company based in Cross Hands has been passionate about local businesses and organisations success in an ever-changing world since 1989. Other officers are based in Leeds and Bristol. Since their formation they have established themselves as a leading B2B Business & Technology partner with a plethora of businesses, organisations and charities of all seizes who have been transformed with their help.
They also offer Office Supplies, Office Furniture, Protective Equipment and IT hardware. The company know the potential benefits modern technology and products can offer businesses by increasing their resilience, productivity, efficiency and ultimately its overall success. They are also aware of the risks faced when transformations aren’t executed correctly, which can be costly to the business and their customers. That is why they are strategically positioned as a lifeline to their clients with 24/7 support, dedicated customer and technical teams and a fast delivery fleet.
They have assembled a team of industry experts each with their own area of expertise, and grouped their services without their own dedicated department to help them focus on key specialisms. These departments cover IT Solutions, Cyber Security, Document Solutions, Office Interiors and Office Products and show the ways they can help their valued client base.
For further information telephone 01269 842242
Rhodri Lewis & Family
We welcome Rhodri and his family and friends in what is a Memorial Day to Rhodri’s father Derek ‘Blews’ Lewis who sadly passed away recently.
Blews, as he was more commonly known, played his first games as a 17-year-old during the 1953/54 season and although we do not have any playing records prior to 1965, and having represented the Quins for 13 seasons, we can be sure he would have played well more than 200 games.
He played regularly for his regiment when doing National Service from 1955/55 and played for Swansea RFC. He was a member of the team which won the West Wales Challenge Cup for the first time in the club’s history in season 1955/56 beating Crynant in a reply match St. Helens – 8pts to 6 after an initial 3 all draw.
As good a centre as he was an outside half, he was one of the most gifted and talented players to have worn the Cardinal, Amber and Black and was chosen as the outside half for the Carmarthen Quins Dream Team for the years 1950 to 2000.
Syrfewr JED Cyf
This company set up in 2009 by husband and wife directors John Eirian and Lynwen Davies is based in Llandeilo. The company is a private practice offering quantity surveying and translation services. The surveying activities are provided to residential customers by offering residential surveys and is RICS regulated.
John Eirian was a former director of BJP Marts which operated from livestock centres in Llandeilo, Haverfordwest and Carmarthen providing Chartered Surveying services to farms and landed properties and Auctioneering services through sales of livestock, machinery, tools and property.
He was part of Team Llanelwedd, a group of cyclists riding 1,2000 miles for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation from Calais to Rome, arriving in time for the Italy v France rugby international in March this year.
Tuf Treads Ltd
This local family business established by Mike Rees, has been supporting the community it operates in since 1979 and has become the leading tyre and wheel service provider in Wales, offering a full range of services from full vehicle maintenance, retail customers, sustainable service management and retreading services for commercial and speciality fleets.
All their work is carried out by their highly skilled technicians whether it’s local or across the country; their objective is to keep you moving.
The company has depots in Cross Hands, Pontyberem, Bridgend, Aberystwyth, Haverfordwest and Newport.
The business operated from 8.30am to 5.30pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, however they also offer a 24/7 365 service irrespective of what day and time you have an emergency.
For more information telephone 01269 831616.
