History of Newport RFC :: 1874

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	Newport RFC	Panteg
Points *
Tries	3	0
Conversions	2	0
Penalties	0	0
Drop Goals	0	0
Goals From Mark	0	0

Venue	Away
Game Category	Official
Attendance	unknown
Referee	unknown

The Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills very briefly reported this game on 23rd December 1876:-

"FOOTBALL.- A match between Panteg and Newport was played at Panteg, on the 14th inst., and resulted in rather an easy victory for the Newport team, viz., two goals, three tries, and one touch-down to nil."

* There was no points system in place prior to 1890-91. Instead, a game was determined by the number of goals scored (conversions, dropped goals, and later, penalties). If a try was scored, an opportunity to convert the try into a goal was given. If the goal was kicked successfully, the try no longer counted.

For these games, the number of Tries are shown under 'Tries', and Goals are shown under 'Conversions'. Drop Goals and Penalties are shown in the normal way.