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Tourists
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Aberavon and Aberavon/Neath sides v Tourists -
information compiled by
Howard Evans
Aberavon/Neath v Australia (15.10.1908) at Neath LOST 0-15.
Dick Hughes (N); **W R Thomas (A-capt), Arthur James (A), Frank Rees (N), J D D Davies (N); Shon Evans (N), Alby Davies (A); D H Davies (N-vice capt),
Tom C Lloyd (N), W Sandham (N), Tom Thomas (N), W J Davies (A), W James (A), George Vickery (A), Will James (A).
T/Judge J S Mills (Neath chairman). Referee: Edgar John (Swansea).
** Presented with Australian captain - Dr Moran - jersey.
Aberavon/Neath v New South Wales (24.09.1927) at Aberavon LOST 5-24
Dai Williams (A-vice capt); Cyril Griffiths (A), Harold Hayes (A), Emrys Jones (N),
Dan Jones (N) (TRY); Jim Owen (N), Eddie Matthews (N); George Edwards (N-capt), Tom Arthur (N), Tom Hollingdale (N), Hector Davies (N), Arthur Lemon (N),
Ned Jenkins (A), Stan Davies (A), J Jeremy (A) (CON).
T/judge: W R Thomas (Aberavon chairman). Referee: W J Llewellyn (Bridgend).
Aberavon/Neath v South Africa (28.11.1931) at Neath LOST 3-8.
Phil Lloyd (N); Dan Jones (N), Glyn Daniels (N), Gwyn Moore (N), Fred Nicholas (A);
Wilf Selby (A), Tal Harris (A); Tom Arthur (N), Mia McGrath (A), Ned Jenkins (A),
Walter Vickery (A), Gordon Hopkins (N) (TRY), Arthur Lemon (N), Cyril Griffiths (A-capt),
Glyn Prosser (N).
T/judge Phil Howells (N). Referee: J Meggins (Pontyclun).
Aberavon/Neath v New Zealand (14.12.1935) at Aberavon LOST 3-13.
Tommy Owen James (A) (PEN); Harold M Powell (N), Randall Lewis (A), Jack Thomas (A),
Jim Bevan (N); Gwyn Thomas (N) (capt), Morgan Baker (A); Glyn Prosser (N), Dai M Evans (N),
Tonna Morgan (N), Harold W Thomas (N), Walter Vickery (A), Harold Matthews (A), Ivor Bennett (A), Griff Williams (A).
T/judge W R Thomas (A). Referee: Dai Hiddlestone (Ystradgynlais, ex-Neath/Wales).
Aberavon/Neath v Australia (Cancelled - WAR) at Neath (28/10/1939).
Aberavon v New Zealand Army - 'Kiwis' - 2nd NZEF (02.03.1946) at Aberavon LOST 4-17.
Stan T J Walter; T J L John, T Price, J Drew, E Bowen; L Howard (DGOAL), G Arnold;
D Stanford, H Morgan, Sedley Davies, W I Thomas, Walter Vickery (capt), D M James,
W Des Jones, Allan McCarley.
Referee: Ivor David (Neath).
Aberavon/Neath v Australia (25.10.1947) at Neath LOST 9-19.
Granville Jones (N) (2 PENS); J D V Jenkins (N), Horace Edwards (N), D P Jones (N),
John Evans (A); A Duemas (N), H Parker (N); Trevor George (A), Will Thomas (A), Emlyn Davies (A)
(TRY), Bryn Jones (A), Dick Jones (A), Tom James (N), Rees Stephens (N-capt), Morlais Thomas (N).
T/judge: G Davies (Aberavon). Referee: Trevor Jones (Maesteg).
Aberavon/Neath v South Africa (17.11.1951) at Aberavon LOST 0 - 22.
Viv Evans (N); John Evans (A), John O'Sullivan (A), G Wells (N), E Jones
(N); Denzil Jones (A-capt), Ken Jones (A); Den Jones (A), Del Davies (A), J
Thorley (N), Eric Vincent (A), Roy John (N), E Thomas (N), D T Meredith (A), A
Williams (A).
T/judge C Michael (N). Referee: V Parfitt (Newport).
Aberavon/Neath v New Zealand (23.01.1954) at Neath LOST 5 - 11.
Ross Richards (A) (CON); K Thomas (A), B Phillips (N), Roy Bish (A), K
Maddocks (N); Glyn John (A), G Thomas (N); L Cunningham (A), Del Davies (A),
Courtney C Meredith (N) (TRY), Roy John (N), Dan Thomas (A), J Evans (A), Rees
Stephens (N-capt), Brian Sparks (N).
T/judge B Thomas (A). Referee: L Griffin (Blaina).
Aberavon/Neath v Australia (28.12.1957) at Aberavon LOST 5 - 3.
W Young (N); Don Crowley (N) (TRY), W Pascoe (A), T Thomas (N), C Roberts
(N); Cliff Ashton (A), Tony O'Connor (A-capt); Courtney C Meredith (N), R
Jenkins (N), Len Cunningham (A), J Bamsey (A), J Samuel (N), Rory O'Connor (A),
I Prosser (A), P Jones (A).
T/judge P Steer (N). Referee: A Williams (Newport).
Aberavon/Neath v South Africa (14.01.1961) at Neath LOST 5 - 25.
Grahame Hodgson (N) (CON); John Collins (A), David Thomas (A), Brian Jones
(A), Ken Thomas (A); Cliff Ashton (A), Tony O'Connor (A) (TRY); John Dodd (N-capt),
Morlais Williams (N), Ron Waldron (N), Brian Thomas (N), John Bamsey (A), Rory
O'Connor (A), John Davies (N), Alan Dix (N).
T/judge A McCarley (A). Referee: F G Price (Blaenavon).
Aberavon/Neath v New Zealand (17.11.1963) at Aberavon LOST 6 - 11.
Grahame Hodgson (N) (PEN); R Staddon (A), Brian Jones (A), David Thomas (A),
H Rees (N); C Jones (A), Tony O'Connor (A); P Morgan (A-capt), M Williams (N),
Len Cunningham (A) (TRY), B Thomas (N), D Davies (N), A Butler (N), D Morris
(N), Peter Jones (A).
T/judge S Davies (N). Referee: F G Price (Blaenavon)
No Neath & Aberavon t/judge from now on.
Aberavon/Neath v Australia (1966) at Neath LOST 3 - 9.
G Hodgson (N); H Rees (N), Glen Ball (N), B Jones (A), H Williams (N); C Jones (A), G Thomas (A); Ron Waldron (N), Morton Howells (A), John Dodd (N), Brian Thomas (N, capt), Max Wiltshire (A), Dai Morris
(N) (TRY), Billy Mainwaring (A), Omri Jones (A).
Referee: D G Walters (Gowerton)
Aberavon/Neath v South Africa (1969) at Aberavon LOST 0 - 27.
G Hodgson (N); Robert Fleay (A), Francis Reynolds (A), John Simonson (A), Ian Hall (A); Dai Parker (N), Martyn Davies (N); D Whitlock (A), Alan Mages (N), Brian Thomas (N), Billy Mainwaring (A, capt), John Luff (A), D Thomas (N), Wilson Lauder (N), Omri Jones (A).
Referee: R F Johnson (England).
Aberavon/Neath v New Zealand (1973) at Neath LOST 3 - 43.
Wynne Davies (N); David Jenkins (N), Glen Ball (N, capt), Jeff Thomas (A), Ken Collier (N); Dai Parker (N), Clive Shell (A); Glyn Shaw (N0, Morton Howells (A), Roy Lewis (N), Allan Martin
(A) (PEN), Billy Mainwaring (A), Dai Morris (N), Wilson Lauder (N), Ogwen Alexander (A).
Referee: P E Hughes (England).
Aberavon v Argentina (1976) at Aberavon LOST 6 - 18.
Phil Bessant; Kevin James, Alan Rees, Ian Hall, Les Keen; John Bevan (2
PENS), Clive Shell (capt); B Lewis, Billy James, Clive Williams, Billy Mainwaring, P Bell, Richie Davies, P Clarke, Ogwen Alexander.
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England).
Aberavon v Italy (1976) at Aberavon WON 13 - 4.
Tries: Steve Roper, Ogwen Alexander. Con: Allan Martin. DG: Ian Hall.
Aberavon v NZ Maoris (1982) at Aberavon LOST 6 - 34.
Andy Martin; Martin Thomas, Gary Matthews, Brian Lewis, Kevin James; Mike
Lewis (2 PENS), Ray Giles; Paul Knight, David Boyle, Steve Hopkin, Allan Martin, Adrian Owen (capt), Tim Fauvel, Mike Edwards, Steve Thomas.
Referee: G M Anderson (Scotland)
Aberavon v Western Samoa (1988) at Aberavon WON 21 - 11.
Lyndon Lewis (CON/PEN); John Hopkins (TRY), Gary Matthews (capt), Andrew John (sub: John Jardine), Jeremy Spender (sub: Neil
Forrester (TRY)); Andrew Jones (TRY), Neville Roberts; Andrew Thomas, Paul Morgan, Karl Yates, Tim Jarrams, Andrew Twomey, Phil Hamley, Phil
Middleton (TRY), Adrian Varney.
Referee: Clive Norling (Birchgrove)
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