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Llandovery and the founding of the Welsh Rugby Union

  • NLW ex 2057
  • File
  • 1979-1980

A file of papers, 1979-1980, accumulated by John Jenkins relating to the claims of Llandovery College and Llandovery Town Rugby Football Club to be founder members of the Welsh Rugby Union at an inaugural meeting held at the Castle Hotel, Neath, 12 March 1881; including letters to and from John Jenkins, the Welsh Rugby Union and the historian Dr Gareth Williams; evidence provided by John Jenkins in support of Llandovery College; press cuttings and press releases.

Jenkins, John

Billy Boston Story

  • NLW ex 3119
  • File
  • [1962]

Typescript of 'Billy Boston Story' by Jack Winstanley, a biography of Billy Boston, the Welshman who went on to become a Rugby League legend for Wigan and Great Britain. He also became the first Black player to represent Great Britain on a Lions tour in 1954, and earned a knighthood in 2025.

Winstanley, Jack