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08 December 2017

Lest We Forget - Stephen “Beak” Steyn (Scotland) 08/12/1917

Stephen Sebastian Lombard Steyn, known as "Beak" to all his friends, was one of the many rugby internationals before the 1st World War who won their caps for Scotland after coming to study in the United Kingdom.

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08 December 2017

Lest We Forget - Stephen “Beak” Steyn (Scotland) 08/12/1917

Stephen Sebastian Lombard Steyn, known as "Beak" to all his friends, was one of the many rugby internationals before the 1st World War who won their caps for Scotland after coming to study in the United Kingdom.

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04 December 2017

Jason Leonard - England's most decorated player

He became England's youngest ever prop forward when making his debut at the age of 21 in 1990. He then embarked on a record unbroken run of 40 appearances for his country despite suffering serious neck injury in 1992.

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02 December 2017

Lest We Forget - John Argentine Campbell (Scotland) 02/12/1917

Dedicated to John Argentine Campbell, the Scottish rugby international who won his sole cap in a 0-0 draw against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 24 February 1900.

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29 November 2017

William Wavell Wakefield - the Water Hen

Dedicated to Wavell Wakefield, who captained England to a Grand Slam in 1924.

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06 November 2017

INTERVIEW - Wade Dooley

As the years pass, so the distance covered by Wade Dooley for his third try against Wales on a memorable March day in 1992 increases. "It gets longer every time I tell the story," he says of the day he won his 50th cap and helped England seal back-to-back Grand Slams.

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23 October 2017

When the Back Row was King

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, three outstanding back row combinations emerged to drive their respective countries to periods of prolonged success...

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16 October 2017

Spotlight on John Warburton Sagar

Spotlight on John Warburton Sagar, the twice capped ex-England international.

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04 October 2017

Lest We Forget - Dave Gallaher and Albert Stewart, 04/10/1917

One had played three times for Ireland 1913-14, the other had emigrated from Ireland at the age of four and became one of the most famous rugby players in the world as captain of the first New Zealand rugby team.

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18 September 2017

Rupert Inglis - Rector of the Somme

Inglis had played for England as a forward in 1886 and had been ordained in 1889, before enlisting at the age of 51.

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28 August 2017

Lest We Forget – David “Dai” Westacott (Wales) 28/08/1917

Dedicated to "Dai" Westacott, who had just one cap at forward for Wales but might have expected more, since he played for Cardiff for seven seasons during one of the club's most successful periods.

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04 August 2017

New Zealand's Second Lieutenant Kaipara

A member of the inaugural New Zealand Maori team of 1910, Autini Pitara Kaipara was described by his peers as an outstanding rugby footballer.

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31 July 2017

Lest We Forget - Edgar Roberts Mobbs (England), 31/07/1917

Edgar Roberts Mobbs was born in Northampton. Although a promising sportsman, his early departure from school meant that he did not feature there in the 1st XV. He was soon playing rugby at club level though, first with Olney and then 234 times for Northampton, for whom he was captain from the 1907/08 season until 1913...

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