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30 July 2021

Remembering the Aston brothers and the 1891 Lions

Randolph Littleton Aston was the elder of two brothers who occupy a significant place in 19th century rugby history...

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30 July 2021

Remembering the Aston brothers and the 1891 Lions

Randolph Littleton Aston was the elder of two brothers who occupy a significant place in 19th century rugby history...

19 July 2021

Tom Richards, the Australia Campaign and the road to the King's Cup

“I don’t feel the coming danger [the forthcoming Gallipoli invasion] any more than I have felt anxious the night before an international football match.”

12 July 2021

1971 Lions march on in New Zealand

Fresh from their victory in Dunedin, the Lions moved on to Invercargill to play Southland in mid-week. Their main injury worries focused around Gareth Edwards and his ability to play in the second test a fortnight later.

05 July 2021

Sunderland Man’s British Lions Links Examined in Timely Biography

Sunderland RFC has every right to be proud of its history. Founded as Sunderland Football Club in 1873, its formation is linked strongly to that of the Rugby Football Union two years earlier.

26 June 2021

Lions Victorious in Carisbrook, 1971

On this day 50 years ago, the British & Irish Lions took to the field at Carisbrook to face the All-Blacks...

21 June 2021

The Evolution of the English Back Row

The major achievements of the England rugby team since 1910 have been invariably linked to the selection of back row combinations of the highest quality.

14 June 2021

Rugby World Cup Bolters!

There were three Rugby World Cup tournaments held in the years before rugby went fully professional in the summer of 1995 and there was at least one player in each of the cup winning sides who could be said to have owed their selection to being in the right place at the right time.

07 June 2021

The Formation of Marlborough RFC

From being one of the founding clubs of the RFU (Marlborough Nomads) to the current day on the Common (Marlborough RFC), rugby and Marlborough have never been far apart.

31 May 2021

USA v South Africa, 1981: International Rugby on a Polo Field

Owl Creek Polo Field in Glenville, New York State, can lay claim to being the most unlikely international rugby ground of the last 150 years. On Friday 25 September 1981 it was the venue for the inaugural test match between the USA Eagles and the South African Springboks.

22 May 2021

He Saved Many Lives But Not His Own. Lest We Forget- Kit Tanner

On this day 80 years ago, Kit Tanner lost his life after rescuing 30 people from the wreckage of HMS Fiji. Here Malc King of the Gloucester Rugby Heritage archive pays tribute to a remarkable man.

18 May 2021

Remembering the 1996 Peace International

On the 18th May 1996 Lansdowne Road hosted a special fixture between Ireland and the Barbarians called the Peace International

12 May 2021

The 1971 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand

On 15th May 1971, the British and Irish Lions began their tour of Australia and New Zealand. Barney Burnham reports on the tour from a tent in Henley-on-Thames...

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