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Old and New – a look at the changing nature of rugby committees, by Keith Gregson
Sunderland RFC’s historian Keith Gregson gives pause for thought about rugby club committees – past and present… Continue reading
How to research and write a club history by Keith Gregson
Writer and historian Keith Gregson uses his experiences in researching Sunderland Rugby Club’s past to open a debate on writing rugby club histories. In 2011, I was fortunate enough to win a competition organised by Rugby World magazine and MX … Continue reading
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It’s time to research your club histories!
With the Rugby Football Union now in its 150th year, Keith Gregson advises on how you can find out the history of your own rugby clubs… Continue reading
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‘Sunderland Rugger with a Dash of Schoolboy Rugby Beyond’
Keith Gregson reports on one town’s efforts to rebuild rugby after the First World War… Continue reading
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The Rugby Club that Volunteered
Keith Gregson, Sunderland RFC’s archivist and historian has, through a combination of knowledge, effort and luck, pieced together the wartime records of all 45 rugby players who were selected to play for Sunderland RFC 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs on 17 January 1914 – just over 6 months before the outbreak of the First World War. This is an abridged introduction to the full work, which is available to purchase. Continue reading
A Sunderland Discovery!
We’re starting 2021 off with an exciting discovery for Sunderland FC and the wider rugby community… Continue reading
Portrait of a Team – the Sunderland Football Club XV of 1881
In 1881 Sunderland Football Club was victorious in the first ever Durham County Cup…As luck would have it the final was played on 26 March and the census information for 1881 was gathered eight days after the game, affording us a remarkable opportunity of discovering what kind of people were playing… Continue reading
Remembering Alan Bean
Remembering International Referee Alan Bean (1902 – 1986) Continue reading
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Eric Watts Moses: A President at War
As commemorations of the First World War come to an end, Sunderland RFC’s archivist and historian looks at the war record of a pioneering rugby administrator. Continue reading
In A League of their Own
This article is a continuation of Keith Gregson’s ‘The Plight of the Northern Amateur’. Attendance One of the main arguments for a league system had been that it might improve attendance and, in consequence, income. This is not an easy … Continue reading
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