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Previous:
1932-33
The 1933-34 Season
Next:
1934-35

Ralph accepted the captaincy again in 1933-34 but succumbed to constant pressure from Leeds and went North before the season started. Bill Everson stepped into the breach after John Evans declined due to business reasons.

A number of new players came to the fore - Bill Johnson, a wing from Pill Harriers, Jim Hawkins, a scrum half from Risca and Albert Fear, a wing forward from Abertillery. John Evans moulded a collection of mainly young forwards into one of the finest packs in the country. Albert Fear, Fred Emms, W. G. C. Williams, Jack Bowen, George George and Vivian Law completed a pack that gained high respect. Notable among the backs were Jack Adams and Harry Wyles and several players were tried at outside half before Joe Dunn, a young Newport High School boy settled down to be Hawkins's partner. Towards the end of the season, Bob Allen joined the Newport police. His only football experience was as a professional soccer player with Wolverhampton Wanderers! He decided to try his hand at rugby and later developed into one of Newport's most talented players. This was only after the Welsh Rugby Union amended its laws on professionalism.

The Barbarians beat Penarth, Swansea, Cardiff and Newport for the 4th successive season and the Newport match was controlled at Barbarians request, by Newport's Tommy Vile. John Evans was only 21 when he was chosen to captain Wales on his debut vs England - his only cap. W. Johnson was leading try scorer with just 7 and H. Wyles and W. Everson led the appearances with 36.



  • Results
  • Squad
1
Newport
12
- 9Monmouthshire League
09 Sep
2
Newport
6
- 0Penarth
16 Sep
3
Newport
7
- 18Pill Harriers
18 Sep
4
Newport
3
- 5Abertillery
23 Sep
5
Llanelli
21
- 0Newport
30 Sep
6
Cardiff
3
- 6Newport
07 Oct
7
Newport
16
- 3Blackheath
14 Oct
8
Leicester Tigers
3
- 9Newport
21 Oct
9
Oxford University
9
- 5Newport
26 Oct
10
Newport
9
- 14Neath
28 Oct
11
Plymouth Albion
6
- 8Newport
04 Nov
12
Devonport Services
4
- 3Newport
06 Nov
13
Newport
11
- 4Cardiff
11 Nov
14
London Welsh
8
- 7Newport
18 Nov
15
Newport
6
- 3Swansea
25 Nov
16
Bristol Rugby
6
- 3Newport
02 Dec
17
Penarth
12
- 5Newport
16 Dec
18
Cross Keys
15
- 5Newport
23 Dec
19
Newport
9
- 7Watsonians
26 Dec
20
Newport
8
- 6Aberavon
27 Dec
21
Hawick
5
- 7Newport
30 Dec
22
Watsonians
6
- 8Newport
01 Jan
23
Newport
6
- 0Plymouth Albion
06 Jan
24
Gloucester
9
- 0Newport
13 Jan
25
Newport
10
- 4Bristol Rugby
27 Jan
26
Aberavon
3
- 0Newport
03 Feb
27
Newport
15
- 3Leicester Tigers
10 Feb
28
Cardiff
7
- 0Newport
17 Feb
29
Newport
0
- 0Llanelli
24 Feb
30
Newport
5
- 0Cardiff
03 Mar
31
Abertillery
3
- 5Newport
07 Mar
32
Newport
18
- 3Cross Keys
10 Mar
33
Newport
8
- 0Gloucester
17 Mar
34
Pontypool
0
- 0Newport
19 Mar
35
Swansea
11
- 7Newport
24 Mar
36
Newport
5
- 5Pontypool
31 Mar
37
Newport
12
- 5London Welsh
02 Apr
38
Newport
6
- 11Barbarians
03 Apr
39
Blackheath
3
- 6Newport
07 Apr
40
Newport
15
- 3Bath Rugby
14 Apr
41
Neath
3
- 0Newport
21 Apr
42
Bridgend
6
- 8Newport
28 Apr

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