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1949-50
The 1950-51 Season
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1951-52

Season 1950-51 will be remembered for the winning of the Welsh Championship and the setting of several records - only 2 defeats and a record 26 consecutive wins in a season which added to the previous season's run gave the record of P40 W38 D2 L0 (11th March 1950 to 17th March 1951).

For many it will also be remembered for the exciting attacking rugby played by the team that season. The marvellous Roy Burnett, ably supported by inside half Billy Williams, centres Bryn Williams and Bobby Owen, Ken Jones was a joy to watch. Newport won the first 3 matches against Cardiff including a win at Cardiff Arms Park in front of a world record club crowd of 48,500. Over 20,000 packed into Rodney Parade to watch the 4th match which Newport would surely have won had not Roy Burnett dislocated his shoulder during the game.

Winger John Lane was leading try scorer on 27 tries while George Hirst and Doug Ackerman played 39 of the 40 games.

It should also be noted that the United - invincible in 1949-50 lost only 1 game, and the Extras were invincible, to give an overall record for the 3 teams of : P91 W81 D7 L3.



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

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