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Previous:
1955-56
The 1956-57 Season
Next:
1957-58

1956-7 saw Malcolm Thomas' third term as captain but the team showed a decline. Bryn Meredith joined London Welsh, Garfield Owen went north to Halifax and Doug Ackerman joined Ebbw Vale after 8 seasons with Newport.

Roy Burnett made a successful switch to the left wing replacing the retired John Lane but the outside half berth proved difficult to fill.

The forwards fared better with Greenslade, Phillips, Mervyn Hinnem (ex Abertillery), Ron Herrera, Ford, Davidge and Cresswell playing well. Roy Burnett played in 41 matches and Ian Ford in 40. Norman Morgan was once again leading scorer with 161pts and Malcolm Thomas and Ken Jones each scored 15t.

March saw what was billed as the "First Floodlit Rugby Match in Wales" played at Cross Keys' Pandy Park with a numberof Newport players in Ray Lewis' Welsh International XV.



  • Results
  • Squad
1
Newport
11
 - 3Penarth
01 Sep
2
Bristol Rugby
3
 - 9Newport
08 Sep
3
Newport
11
 - 8Neath
15 Sep
4
Swansea
0
 - 0Newport
22 Sep
5
Newport
22
 - 3Leicester Tigers
29 Sep
6
Newport
6
 - 6Cardiff
06 Oct
7
Blackheath
3
 - 21Newport
13 Oct
8
Newport
6
 - 8Gloucester
20 Oct
9
Newport
11
 - 0Wasps
27 Oct
10
Abertillery
5
 - 14Newport
03 Nov
11
Cardiff
6
 - 5Newport
10 Nov
12
Cambridge University
14
 - 3Newport
14 Nov
13
Newport
18
 - 0Cross Keys
17 Nov
14
Newport
8
 - 3Oxford University
22 Nov
15
London Welsh
3
 - 8Newport
24 Nov
16
Newport
8
 - 19Bristol Rugby
01 Dec
17
Newport
12
 - 3Aberavon
08 Dec
18
Newport
8
 - 3Harlequins
15 Dec
19
Newport
31
 - 0Plymouth Albion
22 Dec
20
Newport
6
 - 0Watsonians
26 Dec
21
Llanelli
15
 - 0Newport
29 Dec
22
Newport
6
 - 6Swansea
12 Jan
23
Coventry
8
 - 11Newport
19 Jan
24
Richmond
5
 - 3Newport
26 Jan
25
Penarth
0
 - 11Newport
02 Feb
26
Newport
9
 - 3Oxford University
07 Feb
27
Leicester Tigers
13
 - 3Newport
09 Feb
28
Newport
0
 - 8Cardiff
16 Feb
29
Newport
9
 - 0Blackheath
23 Feb
30
Cardiff
0
 - 10Newport
02 Mar
31
Wasps
0
 - 6Newport
09 Mar
32
Newport
9
 - 6Rosslyn Park
16 Mar
33
Ebbw Vale
0
 - 6Newport
20 Mar
34
Newport
21
 - 8Llanelli
23 Mar
35
Newport
19
 - 8Ebbw Vale
28 Mar
36
Gloucester
12
 - 6Newport
30 Mar
37
Plymouth Albion
14
 - 19Newport
06 Apr
38
Devonport Services
3
 - 6Newport
08 Apr
39
Exeter Chiefs
3
 - 19Newport
09 Apr
40
Neath
3
 - 23Newport
13 Apr
41
Newport
37
 - 3Newbridge
20 Apr
42
Newport
12
 - 0London Welsh
22 Apr
43
Newport
5
 - 8Barbarians
23 Apr

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