The front page of a programme for Hartlepool Rovers 2nd XV v Northern 2nd XV. The match was played on 25th September, 1886. The print throughout the programme is in shiny gold tooling and reflects the popularity of rugby during the 1880s/90s, when thousands of specatators would regularly attend 2nd XV matches.
Date (of image) : 1886
Donor : Mr. David Rice
Creator : unknown
Location
A selection of items from the Collections reflecting the Rovers 2nd XV and their activities in the early decade of the Club. It is also well worth a glance at the 2nd/3rd Teams Cup records to see just how successful they were on the Knockout Rugby front. Although founder members of the Pyman League fielding either their 2nd or 3rd XVs they did not win the Cup until the mid-thirties.
Also on this Gallery is a set of images from the pre–Great War era stating from Season 1906-07 when the 2nds and 3rd won their Cup Comps. 1912/13 ended with them holding the Senior, 2nd, and 3rd Teams cups once again.
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