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1954-55
The 1955-56 Season
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1956-57

1955-6 proved to be a highly successful season with Newport winning the Welsh Championship by a wide margin. No fewer than 7 Newport players played in all 4 Welsh matches - Garfield Owen, Ken Jones, Malcolm Thomas, Harry Morgan, Onllwyn Brace, Bryn Meredith and Leighton Jenkins - helping Wales win the Championship. Malcolm Thomas captained Monmouthshire to the Welsh Counties Championship and Ken Jones became the most capped Home International player with 43 caps.

Garfield Owen and Onllwyn Brace only played 4 and 2 matches respectively due to college commitments but Norman Morgan proved an admirable replacement for Owen at full back and set a club record of 165pts while Colin Evans was impressive at scrum half.

Two notable newcomers were props John Phillips and Des Greenslade and these together with Meredith, Herrera, Jenkins and Ackerman formed a formidable pack.

In the backs, Malcolm Thomas, Harry Morgan, Brian Jones and John Roblin did well. Cardiff were beaten 3 times but they and the South African Universities were the only teams to win at Rodney Parade. Des Greenslade (38) and Norman Morgan (34) led the appearances and Ken Jones the try scorers with 16



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

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