Wales : Headlines in French news !

Congratulations Wales !

This morning, the "Red Devils" hit the headlines of French daily newspaper L'Equipe after their well deserved win over France for a 2008 Grand Slam... But, say, it's far from being the first time !

Here is an issue of French sports magazine "Le Plein Air", dated January 21 1910, showing W.Trew, captain of Swansea and Wales (larger pic here) who led his team to a smashing 49 - 14 victory over the French side... Actually 1910 was the very first "V nations Tournament" (as we call it in France...), as it was the first time that Scotland agreed to play France...

My copy of this old newspaper is not very clean... so here is a better photography of W.Trew, out of a wonderful series of postcards portraying famous Welsh ruggers at the beginning of the century. You could find a dozen of other portrays in this album.

Identificateurs Technorati : rugby, wales, trew

Comments

[akky]

Bonjour Fred et merci for your congratulations of Wales (we can't believe it!) and your great photos of the 'red-head of the red dragons' and of Billy Trew.
Keep up the super work,
Phil Atkinson.