Swansea RFC

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Swansea Rugby Club’s history is renowned the World over for its many achievements.

The ‘All Whites’ was initially formed in 1872 under association football rules and converted to rugby following a decision on 17 October 1874. It is believed the first rugby game played by Swansea was against Llandovery College on 28 November 1874.

Its home, the world famous St Helen’s ground was formerly an international rugby venue (1882 - 1954) and equally famous as a cricket centre for Glamorgan County CC.

Swansea defeated New Zealand 11-3 in 1935 to become the 1st club side to defeat the Southern Hemisphere ‘big 3’, following victories over Australia (1908) and South Africa (1912). Swansea had also gained the distinction of being the 1st club side ever to defeat a full New Zealand touring team.

The 2003/04 season saw a significant change with the introduction of regional rugby in Wales. Swansea is now a feeder club to the Neath-Swansea Ospreys regional team.

Extracts from the Swansea RFC (http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/) official web site.

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