A new rugby cap at home... fine but unusual colors... embroidery reads CRFC 1905-06...
Could someone help me identify what Cxxx Rugby Football Club stands for ?
Hint #1 : the cap was sold by Bowrings Arundel in London
Hint #2 : it's a pretty large cap... so could be either young or adult size (i.e. club or college...) (actually, not a real hint...)
There's a larger pic here @ Flickr.
Is it possible that this is the same cap pictured here:
http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/rugby/2008/03/father-son-1906.html
Where people suggested it was Cheltenham RFC? Looks like the same script.
Posted by: Naly D | 08/09/2009 at 20:45
definitely the same "font"...
("Dropkicks" looks cool...)
Posted by: Frederic | 09/09/2009 at 08:45
Pour moi, historiquement, CRFC signifie Cardiff rugby football club. Il s'agit certainement d'une "cap" d'un gallois qui a disputé son premier match international en 1905. Je crois qu'il fallait disputer trois matches pour recevoir officiellement sa cap. D'où le 1906.
Posted by: comme fou | 09/09/2009 at 13:08
Hey, thanks! :)
Posted by: Naly D | 15/09/2009 at 02:30