Don't let your club be left out of this fascinating book on the history of rugby in North Wales.
NEED YOUR HELP AND INPUT FOR THIS NORTH WALES HISTORY PROJECT!
By Herbert Howell
During the last couple years, and a few months, my annual Autumn travels to Wales have provided my research activities with a good foundation for understanding the history of rugby in this special part of the world: NORTH WALES! It has been a pleasure but also but there are the frustrations of incomplete data, at present!
Generally speaking, club leaders and their historians want to have meetings and discussions on match days. Socially speaking that is just fun for a few stories over a pint, but there are always too many distractions and stories that tail off in mid-sentence. A round table discussion with the club leadership, on a Monday evening is usually much more productive.
To date, most clubs have been contacted and visited to have their stories detailed. But, as yet we do not have the archives and pictures to go with a full historical perspective. Sometimes there are forty years gaps in the historical tales. So we do not have a fully detailed profile of many clubs and lack those old pictures of the early days.
If your club has not yet been visited, interviewed and researched upon, please step forward during the coming months or you will be left out. That would be a shame. I am targeting book publication for the summer of 2020! My email (howellh@wou.edu ) address might be one logical collection point as The North Wales webmaster might be, we need his permission.
I ask that each club also submit a team picture or two from old files and clubhouse walls, would be essential. An action shot from a match or two would add some spice to your club’s history profile. Finally a photo of a famous club member or Capped Welsh International from your club, would add a bit more detail or some proud moments.
Your efforts over the coming months will be much appreciated, as I want to make sure every club has its say in the historical perspective. Get this done before the end of March!
Good luck! HMH
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