Medal - Wales v New Zealand 1905
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1094
Medal awarded to Rhys Gabe
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The gold medal presented to Rhys Gabe following Wales’ victory over New Zealand at Cardiff on Saturday 16th December 1905.
To mark the occasion of the historic victory, the Welsh Football Union at their General Committee Meeting held at the Queens Hotel, Cardiff on Thursday 7th June 1906 decided that a memento be given to each Welsh player who took part in the game; ‘Mr Ack Llewellyn moved, and Mr Tom Williams seconded, that a memento be given to each player who took part in the match against New Zealand, at a price not exceeding £2/2/- each. Messrs Tom Williams, T D Schofield and the Secretary (Walter Rees) were appointed to deal with the matter and also purchase same’ (Extract from the minutes of that meeting).
The medals were purchased from T W Long, Jeweller and Diamond Merchant, 2 St Mary Street, Cardiff, and each medal is inscribed to the reverse with ‘Long Cardiff’.
Gabe played for Cardiff between 1902 and 1910, captaining the club in the 1907/08 season. He scored 51 tries in 115 appearances.
He won his first cap for Wales against Ireland in 1901 playing on the left wing and his 24 caps for Wales included the famous victory against the 1905 All Blacks. During his Welsh career he scored 11 tries. Rhys Gabe retired from the international stage in 1908, but still occasionally appeared for Cardiff.
To mark the occasion of the historic victory, the Welsh Football Union at their General Committee Meeting held at the Queens Hotel, Cardiff on Thursday 7th June 1906 decided that a memento be given to each Welsh player who took part in the game; ‘Mr Ack Llewellyn moved, and Mr Tom Williams seconded, that a memento be given to each player who took part in the match against New Zealand, at a price not exceeding £2/2/- each. Messrs Tom Williams, T D Schofield and the Secretary (Walter Rees) were appointed to deal with the matter and also purchase same’ (Extract from the minutes of that meeting).
The medals were purchased from T W Long, Jeweller and Diamond Merchant, 2 St Mary Street, Cardiff, and each medal is inscribed to the reverse with ‘Long Cardiff’.
Gabe played for Cardiff between 1902 and 1910, captaining the club in the 1907/08 season. He scored 51 tries in 115 appearances.
He won his first cap for Wales against Ireland in 1901 playing on the left wing and his 24 caps for Wales included the famous victory against the 1905 All Blacks. During his Welsh career he scored 11 tries. Rhys Gabe retired from the international stage in 1908, but still occasionally appeared for Cardiff.
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