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1945-46
The 1946-47 Season
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1947-48

In 1946-47 new captain Jack Bale had many difficulties to contend with not least the fact that Swinton Rugby League signed three Newport players - wing W. E. Williams, full back D. R. Morgan and hooker Frank Osmond.

Hedley Rowland missed many matches through illness and injury and promising half back Haydn Thomas was also injured and replaced by Wynford Davies. No fewer than 58 players were used and the mainstays of a powerful pack were F. Osmond, Jack Bale, W. Jones, Ernie Coleman, R. T. Evans, Reginal Edward Blakemore, F. Morris, P. Davies and George Parsons (ex Abertillery). Behind we had Maurice Baker who had a successful season.

Only 351pts were scored and Ken Jones in his first season only scored 10 tries in 24 games due to indifferent centre play at times. Jack Bale led the appearances on 37 while Gwili Jenkins top scored with 101pts.

The range of sports played at the Newport Athletic Club grounds was further represented by a women's hockey international against Scotland on 1st March 1947.



  • Results
  • Squad
1
Newport
15
 - 6Penarth
07 Sep
2
Newport
0
 - 0Llanelli
14 Sep
3
Abertillery
0
 - 0Newport
16 Sep
4
Newport
15
 - 10Bristol Rugby
21 Sep
5
Swansea
14
 - 14Newport
28 Sep
6
Pontypool
0
 - 0Newport
30 Sep
7
Newport
6
 - 8Cardiff
05 Oct
8
Newport
11
 - 3Blackheath
12 Oct
9
Newport
14
 - 6Leicester Tigers
19 Oct
10
Wasps
0
 - 11Newport
26 Oct
11
Newport
6
 - 0Plymouth Albion
02 Nov
12
Cardiff
11
 - 0Newport
09 Nov
13
London Welsh
11
 - 16Newport
16 Nov
14
Newport
6
 - 3London Hospital
21 Nov
15
Newport
3
 - 0Gloucester
23 Nov
16
Llanelli
0
 - 0Newport
30 Nov
17
Bristol Rugby
6
 - 3Newport
07 Dec
18
Newport
16
 - 8Cambridge University
14 Dec
19
Newport
14
 - 5Swansea
21 Dec
20
Newport
10
 - 0Watsonians
26 Dec
21
Newport
9
 - 6Newbridge
28 Dec
22
Richmond
8
 - 15Newport
04 Jan
23
Plymouth Albion
0
 - 3Newport
11 Jan
24
Devonport Services
3
 - 15Newport
13 Jan
25
Newport
13
 - 3Pontypool
25 Jan
26
Newport
3
 - 3Oxford University
06 Feb
27
Newport
3
 - 3Cardiff
15 Feb
28
Cardiff
13
 - 3Newport
01 Mar
29
Cross Keys
8
 - 6Newport
17 Mar
30
Newport
14
 - 0Gloucester
22 Mar
31
Newport
12
 - 3Wasps
29 Mar
32
Newport
3
 - 0Abertillery
03 Apr
33
Newport
8
 - 0Devonport Services
05 Apr
34
Newport
8
 - 16London Welsh
07 Apr
35
Newport
3
 - 19Barbarians
08 Apr
36
Newport
13
 - 13Bath Rugby
12 Apr
37
Penarth
0
 - 19Newport
16 Apr
38
Neath
15
 - 3Newport
19 Apr
39
Newbridge
4
 - 6Newport
26 Apr
40
Newport
11
 - 12Neath
03 May
41
Newport
21
 - 0Cross Keys
10 May

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