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1906-07
The 1907-08 Season
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1908-09

Once again in 1907-08 Newport could not beat Cardiff or Swansea but the season was still successful with only 8 defeats - 1 to Cardiff and 3 to Swansea.

Charlie Pritchard was injured and vice-capt Tommy Vile took over the captaincy for the last 14 matches. The season started well with big wins over Penarth and Old Merchant Taylors. Stanley H. Williams came into the team at wing on 19th November 1907 having previously played Association football. He played fullback in April and ended up as top scorer with 9t and 3p. It was only later that he was to play regularly at fullback with remarkable success becoming a British Lion in 1910.

Duncan Hodges scored 11t with A. Melville Baker 9t. George Boots and Ernie Jenkins played in most matches at 31 with Beddoe Thomas, Fred Birt and Stanley Williams each playing 30.



  • Results
  • Squad
1
Newport
46
- 3Pontnewydd
28 Sep
2
Newport
39
- 0Old Merchant Taylors
05 Oct
3
Newport
3
- 7Cardiff
12 Oct
4
Blackheath
5
- 6Newport
19 Oct
5
Newport
11
- 0Penarth
26 Oct
6
Swansea
12
- 0Newport
02 Nov
7
Newport
0
- 5Neath
09 Nov
8
Cardiff
6
- 3Newport
16 Nov
9
Newport
16
- 3Gloucester
23 Nov
10
Newport
21
- 0Lansdowne
25 Nov
11
Llanelli
0
- 0Newport
30 Nov
12
Newport
0
- 0Swansea
07 Dec
13
Newport
13
- 0Aberavon
14 Dec
14
Devonport Albion
3
- 3Newport
21 Dec
15
Newport
6
- 3Watsonians
26 Dec
16
Newport
12
- 0Barbarians
27 Dec
17
Newport
5
- 0Bristol Rugby
28 Dec
18
Penarth
3
- 11Newport
18 Jan
19
Exeter Chiefs
0
- 5Newport
25 Jan
20
Newport
3
- 9Llanelli
30 Jan
21
Swansea
6
- 0Newport
08 Feb
22
Newport
3
- 6Cardiff
15 Feb
23
Leicester Tigers
5
- 5Newport
22 Feb
24
Newport
3
- 9Swansea
29 Feb
25
Cardiff
3
- 3Newport
07 Mar
26
Neath
4
- 5Newport
14 Mar
27
Newport
21
- 0Blackheath
21 Mar
28
Gloucester
9
- 3Newport
28 Mar
29
Bristol Rugby
3
- 3Newport
04 Apr
30
Newport
22
- 4Leicester Tigers
11 Apr
31
Newport
8
- 0London Welsh
18 Apr
32
Newport
8
- 0Abertillery
20 Apr
33
Newport
6
- 0Tredegar
21 Apr
34
Newport
11
- 0Devonport Albion
25 Apr

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