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1920s Seasons

April 1930 Dinner

A disappointing start to a season which continued on the same level throughout. A string of defeats, many of them heavy, Penryn 0-21, OPMs 3-6, Plympton 3-5 – Beer, Argaum’s veteran full back tu...

1st XV 1928-29

The team photograph shows that uncompromising character Vic Brooks as captain, H Ward his vice and includes such characters as Freddy Blight, Harold Sloggett, Alf Beer the Mills brothers (W and A) Geo...

Centenary History Book

This season saw the revival – after almost 30 years – of a 2nd XV, who celebrated their resurgence with a 14-0 win over Plympton Juniors meanwhile the first team faced somewhat more formid...

Centenary History Book

Some five or six members departed with George to found the OPM side and the departure of this number of players did not enhance the seasons prospects, however with a side of Boyes, Johns, Willcocks, M...

Services v Argaum March 1926

Results – let alone reports – are hard to come by, mostly narrow defeats, 5-6 Bere Alston, 3-8 RN Depot, 3-6 Kingsbridge (Wakeham’s try), Plympton 5-7 (Ward try, Beer conversion), No...

Services v Argaum 6th December 1924

The Club colours which – at any rate since the war – had been light and dark blue bands – changed to red and white bands. (The absence of colour photography is to be regretted) whils...

Argaum 1923-24

F W L Burch became Secretary and E H (Birdie) Partridge President in a season that for the first and (to date) only time Argaum won the Plymouth Lockie Cup. (It was be another 90 years before the Lock...

1922-23 Argaum 1st XV

The opening game on 9th September against Plymouth Albion Reserves was lost 3-15, Jack Daly “a terror for work, wonderfully fit, and worthy for first class rugby” (and inherited from the Y...

Centenary History Book

The outbreak of the 1914-18 war put an end to civilian rugby in Plymouth and not until season 1919-20 did reports of civilian rugby reappear in the “locals”. The first ascertainable press ...