A couple of answers to earlier questions.
Proud Heritage Question 26 March 2012
Which former Navy player was arrested trying to get in to an England v Wales match free of charge at Twickenham and how did he mange to get in free of charge to an England game the following year?
The answer is Dennis ‘Squire’ Wilkins who dies earlier this year. First of all my thanks go to John Walton for passing on some of the information and if you click on to his Telegraph obituary you can read the full story about how the year before he was selected as an England International he was arrested trying to get in to Twickenham for nothing. He has been added to the Great Navy Players.
Proud Heritage 31 March 2012
Which ‘first’ did the Royal Navy Rugby team help Bath Rugby celebrate in 1975?
The first game played under lights at the Recreation GRound was the Bath v Royal Navy. The Navy play Bath tonight at the Recreation Ground with a 19:15KO.
Navy Rugby – Great Players
2 more players have been added to the Navy RUgby Great Players page. They are Dennis ‘Squire’ Wilkins and current Navy Chairman, Chris Alcock OBE. Page can be visited here. There are now 17 players on the page and I am still researching others. As ever always happy to receive information.
Geraint
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