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15 June 2015

Sir Gareth Edwards first match at Twickenham, 1968

Keith Jarrett had sunk England at Cardiff in 1967; curiously it was his failure to place goals which contributed to their demise on this occasion. Twice his long kicks at goal were knocked-on by English fielders and Wales capitalised on these errors to score two tries and gain eight points.

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15 June 2015

Sir Gareth Edwards first match at Twickenham, 1968

Keith Jarrett had sunk England at Cardiff in 1967; curiously it was his failure to place goals which contributed to their demise on this occasion. Twice his long kicks at goal were knocked-on by English fielders and Wales capitalised on these errors to score two tries and gain eight points.

25 February 2015

Remembering when Ireland won the Calcutta Cup…

The Calcutta Cup, long understood to be exclusively retained by the winner of the annual England Scotland fixture, may have been won by Ireland, and indeed Wales towards the end of the 19th Century.

17 February 2015

Their Costume was All Black...

The 1888-89 "New Zealand Natives Football Team" took their final curtain bow on British soil on 27 March 1889.

03 December 2014

The Voice of Rugby

Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s Bill McLaren's voice carried live television rugby broadcasting and he had come to be regarded as the ‘Voice of Rugby’ by the time he retired in 2000...

08 October 2014

CLASSIC MATCH REPORT - France 43-31 New Zealand

Wales were the proud hosts of the 1999 Rugby World Cup and, like England in 1991, they chose to share key matches with their neighbours. This meant that Twickenham would be called upon to host several pool matches and both semi-finals.