PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling a dining room the size of a rugby pitch in celebration of 150 years and a global galaxy of some 300 internationals.
The Black-and-Amber roll of honour is like no other in the club game, a list featuring rugby’s first Victorian superstar (Arthur ‘Monkey’ Gould), an Olympic silver medal sprinter (Ken Jones) and the boy wonder who gave England a fearful run-around on debut (Keith Jarrett). Gould, whose nickname sprang from his penchant for swinging f...