Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School

Sporting Activities

Athletics

Rugby

circa 1922–23 Rugby XV

1920s Rugby XV

1922–23 Rugby Cap Presentations

circa 1924 First XV

1925–26 First XV

Visit of All Blacks Manager, 1935

1940–41 Junior XV

1940–41 First XV

Two Press Reports of 1941 Rugby

1941–42 First XV

1942–43 First XV

1943–44 First XV

1944–45 First XV

1946 Rugby Colours certificate

1945–46 First XV

sample rugger team

1946–47 First XV

1947–48 First XV

1947–48 First XV Song Book

1948–49 First XV

1948–49 Team Selection Notices

1948–49 Under-14

1950–51 First XV

1951–52 First XV

1952–53 First XV

1953–54 First XV

Under–14 1953–54

Under-15 1953–54 Cup Winners Team

A 1954–55 Rugby XV

1954–55 First XV

In praise of the 1954–55 team

1954–55 2nd XV

1955–56 First XV

1955–56 2nd XV

1955–56 Under-15

1955–56 Under-14

1955–56 Under-12

1956–57 First XV

1956–57 Second XV

1956–57 Under-15

1956–57 Under-14

1956–57 Under-13

1st XV & Past Students XV, 1958

1957–58 First XV

Under-15 1957–58

1958–59 School XV v. Past Students
School XV

1958–59 School XV v. Past Students
Past Students XV

1959–60 First XV

A pre-match photo 1959–60 Firsts

1960–61 First XV

1960–61 under-13 XV

1960–61 under-14 XV

1961–62 First XV

1962–63 First XV

Past Student vs. School match
circa 1963–65

1963–64 & 1964–65
team photos & action photos

Reminiscences of Aberdare
by Richard Baker, Bec School, Tooting
Rugby 1st XV

Rugby Trip to Sherborne, 1966
Group Photo on Cwmdare Hill

1967–68 First XV

1967–68 First XV
match versus Past Students

1968–69 1st XV v Bec School (Leader Report)

1970 1st XV v Bec School (Leader Photo)

1970–71 U12 Rugby XV

1970–71 U13 Rugby XV

1970–71 U14 Rugby XV

1970–71 U15 Rugby XV

1970–71 Rugby 2nd XV

1970–71 Rugby 1st XV

1970–71 Rugby 1st XV (another photo)

1971–72 U12s Rugby XV

1971–72 U14 Rugby XV

1971 75th anniversary Rugby match

1973–74 under-12 XV

1973–74 under-14 Rugby XV

1974–75 under-12 XV

1974–75 under-13 XV

1974–75 Under-15 XV

1974–75 1st XV

1975–76 Form 1 Squad

1975–76 Under-15 XV

1977–78 First XV

1977–78 under-15 XV

1977–78 under-15 Squad

Essex Rugby Tour Squad 1978

1980–81 Form 2 Rugby XV

1980–81 A Rugby Squad

1980–81 under–14 Rugby XV

Form 2 Rugby XV 1981–82

U12A Rugby Team 1983–84

U12B Rugby Team 1983–84

U13A Rugby Team 1983–84

U13B Rugby Team 1983–84

U15 Rugby Team 1983–84

1984 Ireland Tour Squad

1984–85 1st XV

Rugby 2nd XV 1986–87

Rugby 1st XV 1986–87

a Rugby XV 1986–87

another Rugby XV 1986–87

a Junior Rugby XV 1986–87

a Junior Rugby XV 1986–87

1987–88 Rugby 1st XV

1987–88 U15 Rugby XV

1987–88 Under-14 Rugby XV

1989–90 Under-15 Rugby XV

1989–90 a Rugby XV

Rugby 1990/91 under-14 team

A Review of Rugby at the School to 1991

A Year 7 Rugby XV, 1992/93

A Year 8 Rugby XV, 1992/93

1993–94 A Rugby XV

1993–94 A Rugby XV

1993–94 Rugby 2nd XV

1994–95 A Junior Rugby Team XV

1994–95 A Rugby XV

1994–95 Another Rugby XV

1994–95 Year 8 Rugby XV

1994–95 Another Rugby XV

1995–96 Junior Rugby Team

1995–96 Junior Rugby Team B

1996 – The Centenary Match Programme

Dublin Rugby Tour, 2004

A joint 2007 Cynon Valley Rugby Squad

Cricket

House Presentation Ceremony, 1910

Brief Match Report, 1911

A scorecard for a match in 1923

1925

1939

Two Press Reports of the 1941 season

1942

1944

A cricket group, circa 1947

1947

1947 Cricket Colours Certificate

1950 old boys

1950

1951

1952

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1963

1963 Cricket Half Colours

1964

sample cricket team

1964 again

1973

1972 or 74

1982

1988 Under-13 XI

1988 Under-15 XI

1988 1st XI

Junior Team 1989/90

circa 1990

1993

1994

Junior Cricket 1994

Cricket 1994, possibly 1st XI

circa 1995

circa 1995

circa 1995

circa 1995

Junior Cricket Team 1996

Another Junior Cricket Team 1996

Basketball

Basketball circa 1986

circa 1995 Team Photo

Tennis

1939 team new

1955 team

sample tennis team

Hockey

1908 Ladies hockey team
(The school was co-educational
until 1913)

Informal Boys versus Girls Match
Played at Cae Pugh circa 1953

Soccer

Football 1st XI 1903–04

Football 1st XI 1905–06

Football U12 XI 1983–84

Football Junior XI 1986–87

Football 1986–87

Football Under-12 XI 1987–88

Football Under-15 XI 1987–88

Football 7-a-side 1990–91

Junior Football XI 1991–92

Football XI 1991–92

Football XI 1993–94

Football 7-a-side 1993–94

A Junior Football XI 1994–95

A Football XI 1994–95

Another Football XI 1994–95

Another Football XI 1994–95

Football 5-a-side 1994–95

Football 7-a-side 1994–95

A Football XI 1995–96

Swimming

School Gala 1939
Report & Results

School Gala 1941
Report & Results

School Gala 1949
Some winners of the events

A swimming certificate
Evidence of a swimming team – 1951

Golf

ABCS Golf Team circa 1995

Gymnastics

Weight Training – c1987

Gymnastics - c1989

Weights Club 1990

Possibly Weight Training 1991–92 ?

Weight Training 1993–94

Martial Arts

Martial Arts Group 1986–87

Trophies

The County School Shield
A photograph of the Challenge Shield
and some information about School Houses

The W.M. Llewellyn Challenge Cup
Photographs of the cup and brief
information about the Llewellyn family.

Individual Achievers

Gallery of high achievers in sport

David Young 1997 Wales XV

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