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Farewell to a Legend: Sir Billy Boston Passes Away at 92

Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport, has passed away peacefully…

‘Babs’ is back with a crowd-pleasing roar and a celebratory re-run over Pendine Sands

Speed star Parry Thomas joins the ‘Roll of Honour’ The engine roared, the fans gasped and the sun shone on…

Two more heroes of 1976 grand slam Wales side join ‘roll of honour

Two heroes of the 1976 Wales Grand Slam winning team were surprised to find themselves added to the Welsh Sports…

Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Celebrates ‘Roll of Honour’ 35th Anniversary

The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame celebrated the 35th anniversary of its ‘Roll of Honour; at The Parkgate Hotel this week…

Billy Boston becomes Wales’ latest sporting knight

19.07.23 – Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers Statue Unveiling – Rugby league legend Billy Boston during the unveiling of a statue…

‘Roll of Honour’ ready to hit 200 mark after 35 years

The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame ‘Roll of Honour’ has grown to 195 inductees from 31 different sports after the…

On this month

Kathleen Thomas makes history with her Bristol Channel swim

05/09/1927

The 21-year-old Penarth swimmer Kathleen Thomas made history on Tuesday, 5 September, 1927, when she became the first person to successfully swim across the Bristol Channel. The inaugural Welsh Ladies long distance swimming champion completed the 11 miles in 7 hours 20 minutes between Penarth and Weston-super-Mare. Full Full Story Click Here

Happy Birthday Terry Hennessey!

01/09/1942

The former Wales defender Terry Hennessey was born on 1 September, 1942, at Llay, near Wrexham. Capped 39 times for Wales from 1962-1973, he joined Birmingham City straight from school, then spent five years at Nottingham Forest. He then became Derby County’s first £100,000 player when Brian Clough took him to the Baseball Ground in

Ronnie James fights for world title at Ninian Park

04/09/1946

Swansea’s Ronnie James met American Ike Williams for the World Lightweight title at Cardiff’s Ninian Park on Wednesday, 4 September, 1946. It was Williams’ first defence of his NBA title, which he had won five months earlier in Los Angeles. Two years earlier James had beaten Eric Boon to claim the British title. James went

Erskine adds Commonweath heavyweight crown to his collection

17/09/1957

Joe Erskine beat Henry Cooper for the second time in his career to successfully defend his British heavyweight title and add the Commonwealth belt to his collection with a points win over 15 rounds at Harringay Stadium on Tuesday, 17 September, 1957. The two boxers would go on to fight three more times for the

Wales XV just win in Argentina

26/09/1968

The first Wales overseas rugby tour was to South Africa in 1964. Four years later a Clive Rowlands coached squad went to Argentina to meet the Pumas in their own back yard. It proved to be a tough tour, with the home side winning the first Test 9-5 (Wales didn’t award caps). There was then

Roll of Honour inductee Gary Speed is born

08/09/1969

Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Roll of Honour inductee Gary Speed was born in Mancot, North Wales, on 8 September, 1969. He went on to play 85 times for his country and would later become the national manager. He made a then Premier League record 535 appearances and racked up 840 games in all competitions

Glover’s goals steer Wales to Home Nations title

09/09/1971

Ernest Matthew ‘Pat’ Glover was born and died on 9 September. Born in Swansea in 1910, he died on his 61st birthday. He played in seven internationals for Wales and scored seven goals, five of which came in the 1936/37 Home Internationals Championships – the last time Wales won the title outright. Although he signed

Woosie wins European Open

11/09/1988

Ian Woosnam won the Panasonic European Open on Sunday, 11 September, 1988, at Sunningdale Golf Club. He became the first Welsh winner of the event and was followed by Phil Price (K Club, 2003) and Stephen Dodd (K Club, 2006). Woosie ended on -20 to beat Nick Faldo by three strokes. He finished as the

Jackson strikes silver in Seoul

26/09/1988

Colin Jackson advanced from a bronze medal at the World Championships in Rome in 1987 to win the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul on 26 September, 1988. It was the first time a Welsh athlete had won an individual Olympic medal on the track. Having been fourth fastest in the heats, winning

Tiger tees off at Royal Porthcawl

09/09/1995

Tiger Woods made his first appearance on a golf course in Wales on 9 September, 1995, when he played for the USA in the Walker Cup competition at Royal Porthcawl. Gary Wolstenholme beat Tiger in the singles on the first day and he also lost in the foursomes. The Great Britain & Ireland team, captained

Oh, Glammy, Glammy!

20/09/1997

Glamorgan won their third County Championship title at Taunton on Saturday, 20 September, 1997. Going into their final fixture against Somerset the Welsh county knew that a win would enable them to match the achievements of 1948 and 1969. After scoring 527 in their first innings, thanks to 165 from Morris, a brilliant 142 from

Cooke on top of the world

27/09/2008

Nicole Cooke won the 2008 UCI Women’s Road World Championships in Varese, Italy on 27 September, 2008. Cooke’s triumph came a month after she captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The Welsh rider became the first Briton since Mandy Jones 26 years earlier to win the world title. She beat Dutch