A rugby match at New Friarage, West View Road Hartlepool, the home ground of Hartlepool Rovers. Neither the date, nor Rovers' opponents are known.
It may be a representative XV in opposition such as an Oakes XV, the size of the crowd points that way, or possibly guaging the jerseys worn by the opposition, it may be Durham City?
The background is equally interesting,with the Gasometer in Powlett Road and the Cemetery Junction West Signal box in the distance.
Donor : John Dee
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Here is a gallery of images from the Hartlepool Mail Archive which show Rovers in action against various Clubs in the 1950s Each picture has been dated for “working title” purposes and we would welcome any further information as to the exact date or score for the various items, or indeed the names of players or the Referees!
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