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28 May 2018

Who was the first substitute referee?

The first substitute referee on a grim day for Irish rugby…but who was the referee?

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28 May 2018

Who was the first substitute referee?

The first substitute referee on a grim day for Irish rugby…but who was the referee?

21 May 2018

‘If the greatest writer of the written word would've written that story no-one would have believed it’

45 years ago, Gareth Edwards scored “that try” playing for the Barbarians against New Zealand.

14 May 2018

First Reserve - AH Walker

First Reserve - AH Walker The late 1920s and 1930s were an interesting period of development for the roles now associated with the tight-five. Toft and Walker represented two sides of the coin in this development.

07 May 2018

The Western Samoa disaster tour of 1992

After Cyclone Val devastated the Western Samoan islands, a team of rugby players were sponsored in 1992 to tour England in support of the ‘Pass the Ball for Samoa’ appeal.

23 April 2018

Naval Special Ops - Arthur Harrison and the Zeebrugge Raid

At midnight on the 22nd April 1918 Lieutenant Commander Harrison was in position outside the bridge on board the HMS Vindictive, as it floated silently towards the Zeebrugge Mole shrouded in smoke...

22 April 2018

Clarrie Wallach - From Bondi to the Western Front

By the end of the First World War, 35 Wallabies had seen active service. Ten did not survive. Clarence Wallach was one of these men.

20 April 2018

Lest We Forget - Reginald Harry Myburgh “Reggie” Hands (England) 20/04/1918

Lest We Forget - Reginald Harry Myburgh “Reggie” Hands (England) 20/04/1918

18 April 2018

Golden Oldies descend on Christchurch

Golden Oldies descend on Christchurch

09 April 2018

Flying Below the Radar

In later life Dickie Guest developed a capacity for flying below the radar. But that was certainly not the case on either side of World War Two when Guest, born 100 years ago on March 12th 1918, was one of the highest profile players in English rugby.

02 April 2018

The Flying Winger

As the Royal Air Force celebrates it's centenary we look back at one of rugby's most famous sons who precisely 100 hundred years ago was returning to the western front as a captain with 24 Squadron...

24 March 2018

Lest We Forget - Harold Hodges (England) 24/03/1918

...Hodges attempted to fight his way back out of the building with a handgun...

12 March 2018

The All Blacks' Dog

Murray Ball left his mark on rugby history in the 1980s when he dramatically withdrew his character Dog as the mascot of the All Blacks.

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