On This Day – April 5th Forty-four years ago on this very day, four records were broken in one match. This extract from ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Like… – The History of Maesteg Harlequins R.F.C.’ explains what happened on this day. The world long-jump record had been broken thirteen times from the years 1901 to 1967. The average increase in distance was 2½ inches or six centimetres in modern metric measurements. Then Bob Beamon came along. At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the American destroyed the standing record not by a couple of inches, but by nearly two entire feet! What has Be.....
FIFTY-TWO YEARS AGO THIS AND NEXT WEEKEND Do you know the old bloke who, every Saturday, sits in the corner at the back of the bar with the Doc, Jo.....
It is with great sadness, Maesteg Harlequins RFC received the heartrending news of Brian Williams’ death. Brian played for the Quins from 1971 unti.....
Saturday November 4th 2023 On this day 124 years ago, the first Maesteg Harlequins match was played against Tondu A. Despite there being no .....
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