Aug
28
2018
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One Thousand and Counting
By David Allen
Objects from the online Cardiff Rugby Museum #4
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Aug
14
2018
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Dai Westacott’s Gold Watch
By Gwyn Prescott
Objects from the online Cardiff Rugby Museum #3
There is an inscribed gold pocket watch in the Cardiff Rugby Museum collection which belonged to the Cardiff and Wales forward, David “Dai” Westacott. Although it is a striking acknowledgement of what is arguably Cardiff’s finest ever season in 1905-6, it is also a reminder of the darker times which lay ahead for that era’s players and supporters in years to come.
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Jul
21
2018
0
The Cardiff Game
By Viv Jones
Objects from the online Cardiff Rugby Museum #2
Over the past few months a great deal of work has been going on to catalogue all the artefacts in the Hubert Johnson room. Some of the items have been temporarily packed away and put into safe storage whilst other items have been rearranged into the current display. Choosing a favourite from the items we have is difficult, but I think of all the items of Memorabilia from Cardiff and the international Rugby world that one of my favourite items is actually sited in the members' bar. Many of you may not even have noticed it, or barely given it a second glance whilst others may have seen it but not realised it’s significance.
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Jun
28
2018
0
A Moment in Time
By David Allen
Objects from the online Cardiff Rugby Museum #1
This is the first in a series of monthly blogs highlighting various objects, both old and new, from the online Cardiff Rugby Museum. In the year in which we are celebrating the centenary of the Royal Air Force, it seems fitting that we start with two items that form a small part of the RAF story. These are an RAF cap from 1919-1920 and an RAF tie, both of which are shown below:
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