13 January 2020 Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991 The semi-finals of the second Rugby World Cup held in Britain and France in the autumn of 1991 featured two clashes between historic rivals... Read More
13 January 2020 Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991 The semi-finals of the second Rugby World Cup held in Britain and France in the autumn of 1991 featured two clashes between historic rivals... Read More
04 November 2019 Historic Rugby Internationals: Australia v Fiji, 1952 The first ever visit of a Fijian touring side to Australia took place in the summer of 1952 and it was the first time that the Fiji national side played one of the leading rugby nations... Read More
20 September 2019 The 1st South Africa Tour to the UK and France 1906-07 Did you know that the Springboks used to perform a Zulu war dance, similar to the haka? The EMI Archive Trust recently got in touch with us to share this snippet recorded in 1906 when South Africa were on tour to the UK and France... Read More
02 September 2019 England v Ireland 1911, as told by Robert Collis This particular match was much celebrated in Dublin as Ireland recorded a first win over England since 1907, but the match was a close affair... Read More
12 August 2019 Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v France, 1961 The second test in the 3-match series between New Zealand and France played in a gale at Athletic Park, Wellington on August 5th 1961 ranks as one of the most remarkable test matches ever played... Read More
15 July 2019 Beginner’s Guide to The Rugby Championship The Rugby Championship 2019 begins on Saturday so it’s the perfect time to get up to speed with the Southern Hemisphere’s round robin format tournament. Read More
17 June 2019 Trend or Tradition? Part 2 3 years ago we posted a response to an article published on Americas Rugby News in which Richard Steele examined the history of Scottish selections and whether the trend of international teams selecting foreign born players really is as modern as is widely assumed. This time, John Jenkins takes a look at some other rugby nations... Read More
29 April 2019 Historic Rugby Internationals: South Africa v British Isles, 1974 Rugby history beckoned at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday July 27th 1974. The British Lions were playing the 22nd and final match of their tour and they had won all their previous matches... Read More
25 March 2019 Historic Rugby Internationals: Wales v Ireland, 1899 The final match of the 1899 International Championship produced one of the great contests between Wales and Ireland... Read More
11 February 2019 1973 - Everyone's A Winner The 1973 incarnation of the Five Nations championship kicked off at the newly rebuilt Parc de Prince in Paris on the 13th January... Read More
28 January 2019 Beginner’s Guide to the Six Nations With the Six Nations 2019 championship looming, it’s time to brush-up on the basics of the oldest rugby championship in the world. Read More
14 January 2019 England Students to Japan, 1982 In 1982 an England Students side travelled to Japan to play a match against Japan at the Hanazono Stadium in Osaka... Read More