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.

[1] 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 JPR Williams, Phil Bennett and Jonathan Davies.

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[3][4] 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1981 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2019 2020-2029 Main Links Social Media