It is with great sadness that the longest serving Crawshay member, Tom Baxter Wright, passed away over the weekend at the age of 89. Tom first came involved in the club in 1959 when he was invited to play in a game, as a Newport RFC player, against Llandovery College; by 1965 he became a … Continued
We are delighted that Cornwall County, the current English County champions, have agreed to a fixture in our Centenary Year in 2022. The fixture will be played at Camborne RFC, with the exact date yet to be decided. Both sets of Committee’s are really excited about renewing our traditional rivalry, and it is hoped the … Continued
The date for the next Crawshays Annual Dinner and AGM has been set for Friday 26th February 2021, the night before the Wales v England Six Nations international. The timing deviates slight from the ‘norm’ as it is not the night before the first home Six Nations as Wales v Ireland is due to KO … Continued
5 years ago today Crawshays overcame a fired up Georgia A side in the 2nd Test to come out victorious 14 points to 7. As you can see from the tweet below, it was a tough old game: Add to this 2 yellows for each side and a straight red for the Georgia 2nd Row … Continued
Back Row: Kevin Price, Nigel Meek (Wales), Ian Brice (Team Manager), Greg Prosser (Wales), Sean Duggan, Richard West (England), Paul Hewitt, Mike Griffiths (Wales/ British & Irish Lions), Bruce Corlett, Mike Budd. Middle Row: Mike Rayer (Wales), Glen Webbe (Wales), Jon Evans, Paul Turner (Wales) , Kevin Ellis(Wales /Great Britain RL), Paul Yardley, Brian Davies. … Continued
“In an age of increasing leisure, both sports and the arts have a vital part to play if we are to maintain a balanced and healthy society. To be a good rugby forward it’s not automatically to be a Philistine, although many remain in this happy state. The arts and sport in general have a … Continued
“We are told that the ripples caused by a pebble thrown into a pond spread ever outward gathering momentum on their way. In April 1922, at the invitation of the then Secretary of Devonport Services, Engineer Commander S.F. Cooper, I took a team of Welshman to play the Services in Devonport. Since then I have … Continued
The Club celebrated its Birthday today, as it is 98 years since 22nd April 1922 when Captain Geoffrey Crawshay boarded a chartered train carriage in Merthyr with 15 rugby players. By doing so he fulfilled his ambition to give young men, selected as much for their character off the pitch as much as their ability … Continued
It is with great sadness that I inform you that Ron Danahar has passed away. Ron had been a longstanding Vice- President of our Club. He was a keen, almost ever present, tourist and a generous benefactor of the club. We will miss his studious charm, dry wit and huge support.
Crawshay’s Youth team beat the Independent Schools Lambs XV by 19 points to 12 at Ealing Trailfinders RFC on Saturday 8th February. The scorers for the Crawshay’s were : James Morton Llandovery College Ellis Halliday Swansea RFC Morgan Morhring NHSOB RFC Cons : Nathan Willians NHSOB RFC. x 2
