Crawshays Welsh RFC is a Welsh invitational rugby union team.
In 1922 Captain Geoffrey Crawshay was invited by the Engineer Commander of Devonport Services, SF Coopper, to bring a team of Welsh rugby union players to play Devonport Services R.F.C.Crawshay's Welsh RFC website
They are mainly a touring team who play fast, entertaining rugby. They are usually, a mix of seasoned internationals, and promising youngsters, with the occasional local player available at short notice. Many Wales rugby players have played for them, including J. P. R. Williams, Phil Bennett and Jonathan Davies.
From 1923 Crawshays Welsh Touring XV started to include Camborne RFC on their fixture list and this was to become a regular annual fixture for many years. In 1926-27 Camborne RFC achieved their first win over a Crawshay's side and the two sides played most recently in 2003 when Camborne celebrated their 125th anniversary season.Camborne RFC history
Crawshays Welsh XV have played all over the rugby playing world. There is also an under 19 team that travels extensively and it is not unusual to for them to field a team in the international sevens tournaments.
The Welsh Crawshays celebrated their centenary season during the 2021/22 campaign with a series of events, dinners and tours both to France and Cornwall respectively.
Men's Fixtures/Results 1920-1929 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef1921-1922Saturday, 22 Apr 192211-11DDevonport Services 1922-1923Saturday, 21 Apr 192314-5 W Devonport ServicesMonday, 23 Apr 192320-13 W Camborne 1923-1924Sunday, 20 Apr 192410-27 L Devonport ServicesTuesday, 22 Apr 192416-3 W Camborne 1924-1925Saturday, 04 Apr 19256-6 D Devonport ServicesMonday, 06 Apr 192512-3 W CamborneWednesday, 08 Apr 192525-7 W Torquay Athletic 1925-1926Saturday, 17 Apr 192617-3 W Torquay AthleticMonday, 19 Apr 192632-3 W CamborneWednesday, 21 Apr 19264-11 L Devonport Services 1926-1927Saturday, 09 Apr 192711-20 L Torquay AthleticMonday, 11 Apr 19275-11 L CamborneWednesday, 13 Apr 192731-13 W Devonport ServicesSaturday, 30 Apr 192714-13 W Newport 1927-1928Tuesday, 17 Apr 192815-10 W Devonport ServicesThursday, 19 Apr 192817-11 W CamborneSaturday, 21 Apr 192810-14 L Torquay Athletic 1928-1929Tuesday, 16 Apr 19298-8 D Devonport ServicesThursday, 18 Apr 192911-6 W CamborneSaturday, 20 Apr 19295-8 L Torquay AthleticSaturday, 27 Apr 19293-18 LNewport 1929-1930Monday, 07 Apr 193019-8 W CamborneWednesday, 09 Apr 193014-6 W Devonport ServicesSaturday, 12 Apr 193015-16 L Torquay Athletic
1930-1939 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef 1930-1931Monday, 13 Apr 193124-11 W Devonport ServicesThursday, 16 Apr 193129-8W CamborneSaturday, 18 Apr 19313-7L Torquay Athletic 1931-1932Monday, 11 Apr 1932 11-3 W Torquay AthleticWednesday, 13 Apr 1932 9-3 W Devonport ServicesSunday, 17 Apr 1932 6-0 W Camborne 1932-1933Monday, 03 Apr 1933 5-3 W Torquay AthleticThursday, 06 Apr 1933 12-0 W Devonport ServicesSaturday, 08 Apr 1933 0-0 D Camborne 1933-1934Monday, 16 Apr 1934 15-6 W Torquay AthleticWednesday, 18 Apr 1934 7-3 W Devonport ServicesSaturday, 21 Apr 1934 8-0 W Camborne 1934-1935Saturday, 06 Apr 1935 12-6 W Torquay AthleticMonday, 08 Apr 1935 8-10 L Devonport ServicesThursday, 11 Apr 1935 16-8 W Camborne 1935-1936Monday, 06 Apr 1936 3-0 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 08 Apr 1936 14-3 W Camborne 1936-1937Monday, 05 Apr 1937 15-8 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 07 Apr 1937 15-3 W Camborne 1937-1938Monday, 11 Apr 1938 16-6 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 13 Apr 1938 23-2 W Camborne 1938-1939Monday, 03 Apr 1939 29-0 W Devonport ServicesThursday, 06 Apr 1939 25-5 W Camborne 1939-1940Second World War
1940-1949 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef1940-1941 Second World War1941-1942 Second World War1942-1943 Second World War1943-1944 Second World War1943-1944 Second World War1944-1945 Second World War1945-1946 No Record1946-1947 No Record1947-1948 No Record1948-1949Thursday, 28 Apr 1949 0-6 L Cardiff XV 1949-1950Monday, 03 Apr 1950 18-3 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 05 Apr 1950 11-10W Camborne
1950-1959 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef 1950-1951Monday, 16 Apr 1951 19-0 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 18 Apr 1951 17-3 W Camborne 1951-1952Monday, 07 Apr 1952 3-3 D Devonport ServicesWednesday, 09 Apr 1952 17-3 WCamborne 1952-1953Monday, 20 Apr 1953 9-6 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 22 Apr 1953 6-6 D Camborne1953-1954 No Record 1954-1955Monday, 13 Sep 1954 17-3 WDevonport ServicesWednesday, 15 Sep 1954 17-8 W Camborne 1955-1956Monday, 12 Sep 1955 6-0 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 14 Sep 1955 25-9 W Camborne 1956-1957Monday, 17 Sep 1956 11-8 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 19 Sep 1956 29-3 W Camborne 1957-1958Monday, 16 Sep 1957 0-21 L Devonport ServicesWednesday, 18 Sep 1957 16-13 WCamborne 1958-1959Monday, 15 Sep 1958 30-11W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 17 Sep 1958 20-16WCamborne 1959-1960Monday, 14 Sep 1959 40-3 W Devonport ServicesWednesday, 16 Sep 1959 17-0W CamborneWednesday, 01 Jun 1960 8-18 L London Welsh
1960-1969 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef 1960-1961Monday, 12 Sep 1960 23-12 W Plymouth Albion and Devonport ServicesWednesday, 14 Sep 1960 33-5 WCamborne 1961-1962Monday, 11 Sep 1961 25-0 W Plymouth Albion and Devonport ServicesWednesday, 13 Sep 1961 24-17WCamborne 1962-1963Monday, 17 Sep 1962 23-2WPlymouth Albion and Devonport ServicesWednesday, 19 Sep 196237-3WCamborneTuesday, 11 Dec 1962 8-3WEbbw Vale 1963-1964Monday, 16 Sep 1963 11-9 WPlymouth Albion and Devonport ServicesWednesday, 18 Sep 1963 3-0W Camborne 1964-1965Monday, 14 Sep 1964 11-6 WPlymouth Albion and Devonport ServicesWednesday, 16 Sep 1964 36-0W Camborne 1965-1966Monday, 13 Sep 1965 47-14WPlymouthWednesday, 15 Sep 1965 10-17LCornwall 1966-1967Monday, 12 Sep 196614-3WPlymouthWednesday, 14 Sep 1966 3-21LCornwall 1967-1968Monday, 11 Sep 1967 11-3WPlymouthWednesday, 13 Sep 1967 9-9DCornwall 1968-1969Monday, 16 Sep 1968 29-18WPlymouthWednesday, 18 Sep 1968 16-0WCornwall 1969-1970Monday, 15 Sep 1969 19-6WPlymouthWednesday, 17 Sep 1969 16-9WCornwall
1970-1979 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef 1970-1971Monday, 14 Sep 1970 24-3WPlymouthWednesday, 16 Sep 1970 17-0WCornwallSaturday, 22 May 1971 16-15WNorth Wales 1971-1972Monday, 13 Sep 1971 45-21WPlymouthWednesday, 15 Sep 1971 35-18WCornwall 1972-1973Tuesday, 12 Sep 1972 45-3WPlymouthThursday, 14 Sep 1972 40-3WCornwallWednesday, 11 Oct 19729-20LScarlets 1973-1974Tuesday, 11 Sep 1973 6-6DPlymouthThursday, 13 Sep 1973 19-10WCornwallThursday, 28 Mar 1974 17-21LPembroke 1974-1975Tuesday, 10 Sep 1974 23-9WPlymouthThursday, 12 Sep 1974 15-0WCornwallTuesday, 29 Oct 1974 7-20LNewportWednesday, 19 Mar 197556-12WUskThursday, 10 Apr 1975 30-26 WCarmarthen Quins 1975-1976Tuesday, 09 Sep 1975 50-23WPlymouthThursday, 11 Sep 1975 7-19LCornwallMonday, 10 Nov 1975 20-6WRoyal Regiment of WalesWednesday, 12 Nov 197537-10WCombined ServicesThursday, 25 Mar 1976 32-27WAbergavennyThursday, 01 Apr 1976 9-17LBlaina 1976-1977Tuesday, 07 Sep 197645-26WPlymouthThursday, 09 Sep 1976 4-7LCornwallSunday, 10 Oct 19760-0DWolverhamptonMonday, 27 Dec 197616-40LCardiffTuesday, 29 Mar 1977 19-30LAberavonWednesday, 06 Apr 19773-7LCombined Services 1977-1978Thursday, 01 Sep 1977 8-9LScarletsTuesday, 06 Sep 197724-9WPlymouthThursday, 08 Sep 1977 30-18WCornwallTuesday, 29 Nov 197719-30LAberavon 1978-1979Monday, 11 Sep 197815-18LPlymouthWednesday, 13 Sep 197812-19LCornwallSaturday, 24 Mar 1979 26-9WRuthin 1979-1980Tuesday, 10 Sep 2024 14-24LPlymouthThursday, 12 Sep 2024 28-17WCornwall
1980-1981 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef 1980-1981Saturday, 06 Sep 1980 36-12WRuthinMonday, 08 Sep 198040-0WBangor 1981-1982Monday, 07 Sep 1981 48-18WChesterWednesday, 09 Sep 1981 29-3WWrexham1982-1983Sunday, 12 Sep 1982 25-12W North Wales 1983-1984Monday, 05 Sep 1983 18-9WCornwallSaturday, 10 Sep 1983 32-30WFootball Club OloronaisTuesday, 13 Sep 198324-8WAire Sur l’AdourSunday, 06 May 1984 16-10WRugby club Hyères-Carqueiranne-La CrauTuesday, 08 May 1984 21-9WRugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing 1984-1985Saturday, 01 Sep 198450-7WCarmarthen QuinsMonday, 03 Sep 19840-0DPembrokeTuesday, 01 Jan 1985 24-29LCardiffWednesday, 10 Apr 198514-3WTaibachSunday, 05 May 198516-30LL’Union Sportive Fumel LibosTuesday, 07 May 1985 28-36LCA Brive-Correze 1985-1986Monday, 09 Sep 202424-15WLlandoverySunday, 15 Sep 202415-24LLlandovery 1986-1987Monday, 29 Sep 198619-9WCornwallThursday, 14 May 198721-20WMontauban Tarn et GaronneSaturday, 16 May 198718-45LRacing Club Narbonne Mediterranee1987-1988Friday, 11 Sep 198750-6WRuthin1988-1989Saturday, 10 Sep 198835-16WNorthern1989-1990 No Record
1990-1999 SeasonDate ScoreW/LOppositionAttendanceRef1990-1991 No Record 1991-1992Monday, 20 Apr 1992 18-37LCardiff Institute of Higher EducationMonday, 27 Apr 199225-13WLlanharanSaturday, 06 Jun 199228-31LLanguedoc-Roussillon XVMonday, 08 Jun 199226-9WSerignan College Old Boys 1992-1993Monday, 14 Sep 199237-16WCornwallMonday, 28 Sep 199221-23LHendyTuesday, 10 Nov 199219-17WCambridge UniversityFriday, 19 Feb 1993 66-3WHawickSaturday, 06 Mar 199375-35WPlymouth AlbionMonday, 19 Apr 199325-25DAbertillery 1993-1994Friday, 06 Aug 199332-29WTarn SelectionSunday, 08 Aug 199324-13WAS Beziers HeraultThursday, 11 Nov 199325-18WCambridge UniversityTuesday, 08 Mar 1994 5-15LDunvantFriday, 18 Mar 1994 24-14WBlackheathTuesday, 12 Apr 199474-12WLaugharneFriday, 20 May 1994 24-29LSelection Du Pay De SavoieSunday, 22 May 19949-19LSelection De L'Isere 1994-1995Monday, 12 Sep 1994 6-12LCornwallTuesday, 20 Sep 199428-20WAbercarnTuesday, 04 Oct 19948-13LCambridge UniversityTuesday, 11 Oct 199426-39LOxford UniversityFriday, 25 Nov 199424-3WWelsh ExilesTuesday, 27 Dec 1994 52-83LNewbridgeFriday, 03 Mar 1995 80-3WEdinburgh AcademicalsTuesday, 18 Apr 1995 39-17WChepstowFriday, 19 May 199531-57LSelection AveyronSunday, 21 May 199529-28WSelection Aveyron 1995-1996Friday, 01 Sep 1995 39-40LCornwallWednesday, 06 Sep 199561-0WCwmtilleryTuesday, 17 Oct 1995 5-59LCambridge UniversityTuesday, 07 Nov 199521-19WWhitlandFriday, 01 Mar 199664-22WLimerickTuesday, 09 Apr 199636-31WNewport HSOB 1996-1997Saturday, 03 Aug 19967-20LRacing Club Narbonne MediterraneeMonday, 30 Sep 199659-40WMoldFriday, 17 Jan 199767-45WMonday, 10 Mar 199738-48LCardiganTuesday, 08 Apr 1997 49-24WMachenTuesday, 22 Apr 199736-12WDevonport ServicesTuesday, 06 May 199762-38WTumbleSaturday, 07 Jun 199726-53LFootball Club Sportif Rumilly 1997-1998Monday, 15 Sep 199748-34WCornwallTuesday, 17 Feb 1998 30-43LCambridge UniversityTuesday, 03 Mar 1998 52-19WKenfig HillFriday, 20 Mar 199822-26LLeinsterTuesday, 31 Mar 199848-35WMid DistrictTuesday, 21 Apr 199822-12WTonmawrTuesday, 19 May 199850-3WWelsh CountiesThursday, 28 May 199821-49L Racing Club Narbonne MediterraneeSaturday, 30 May 199842-24WLanguedoc-Roussillon XV 1998-1999Tuesday, 10 Nov 199853-33WSenghenyddFriday, 05 Feb 199912-18LScottish DistrictsTuesday, 16 Feb 199934-62LCambridge UniversitySaturday, 10 Apr 199926-34LLondon WelshFriday, 07 May 199998-29WCzech Republic ASunday, 09 May 1999 66-43WCzech Republic 1999-2000Wednesday, 16 Feb 200047-19WCambridge UniversitySaturday, 04 Mar 200032-21WLondon WelshFriday, 31 Mar 200054-24WTerenure CollegeSunday, 30 Apr 200060-26WTorquay AthleticSaturday, 27 May 200094-10WUskFriday, 02 Jun 2000130-7WJelgavas AlniSunday, 04 Jun 200039-13WLatvia
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