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Great Welsh Victories 1
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1930s Welsh jersey, letter
‘C’ (centre). During the 1930s,
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RAVENHILL, BELFAST 11th March 1950 Two Neath players Lewis Jones (capped from Devonport Services) and Roy John earned their first caps in the match against England in 1950. This was to be a perfect season for Wales as they won their first Grand Slam for 39 years. The memorabilia below relates to the Triple Crown decider in Belfast, a great day for Welsh Rugby but a tragic weekend for the Welsh nation................................... With only 3 minutes remaining in this fixture at Ravenhill, the score was tied at 3 apiece, Welsh hopes of their first Triple Crown for 39 years were fading fast. From an Irish scrum on their own 25, the home scrum half Carroll sent the ball to Jackie Kyle, Welsh scrum half Ray Cale harassed the great Irish out half, the ball rolled loose, Billy Cleaver picked it up and fed Lewis Jones, Jones drew the full back and fed Malcolm Thomas on the wing, reaching the corner under a cloud of tacklers Thomas grounded and the game was won. Wales went on to defeat France 21-0 in Cardiff for the Grand Slam.
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score: The joy and celebration of victory soon turned to despair when a plane carrying Welsh supporters crashed at Llandow airport on the return journey. The crash, which at the time was the worst in the history of civil aviation, happened just 60 yards from the outskirts of the Llandow (Glamorgan) aerodrome which was used for civil flights long before facilities were developed at Rhoose Airport. hard hit were the players and supporters of the Abercarn and Llanharan clubs. Only three survived the crash including Handel Rogers, the great Llanelli servant who went on to become WRU President in 1976. |
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