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The Try that Beat the All Blacks
GILLETT, Frank (Sports illustrator for the Western Mail)
This artwork shows the first ever test match between the Wales and New Zealand rugby teams on the 16th of December 1905. Refereed by Scotland referee John Dallas, the game was played at the Cardiff Arms Park in front of over 40,000 people. In this artwork, Welsh winger Teddy Morgan dives across the try line giving Wales the lead over the All Blacks before half-time. Wales won the game 3-0. This match is not only significant because of the scoreline but also because the Welsh team and supporters, led by winger Teddy Morgan, sang the Welsh national anthem, Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, in response to hearing the New Zealand Haka. This was the first occasion a national anthem was sung before a sporting fixture.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 19809
Creation/Production
GILLETT, Frank
Date: 1905 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 7/2/1925
Given by The Western Mail
Measurements
Height
(cm): 36.7
Width
(cm): 38.3
Techniques
chalk pastel on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
chalk pastel
Ingres paper
Location
In store
Categories
Pastel | Pastel Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper Celf Gain | Fine Art 04_CADP_Jul_21 Rygbi | Rugby Digwyddiad Cymreig hanesyddol | Welsh historical event Dyn | Man Astudiaeth ffurf | Figure study Celf Cymru Gyfan - ArtShare Wales (Faces of Wales) CHWARAEON A HAMDDEN | SPORT AND LEISURE CADP contentComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.