Those present, based on the left to right order in the first (rather blurred) photo, were John Atkinson, Dave Bird, Bruce Hickson-Smith, Hywel Thomas, Rich Law, Gordon Gray, Paul Atherley, Jim Taylor, and Simon Buckley.

Jo and Hywel Thomas created this fantastic calendar for each of the South African Team for Christmas 1984 from pictures from the preceding years.

I honestly don’t know / remember if they were all the same or each one was unique, but here is mine:

Welcome Team RSM ’82!

As a start, I have added the 1985 Team South Africa Calendar, plus there is a link in the side menu to the Wadges of Gism website that has been around a while.

Please do contact me and / or sign up if you would like to contribute, or just be informed of updates – all pictures and stories are encouraged and welcome – it’s never too late to take up a second career in historic journalism.

All the best,

Jud

January 2018