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Category Archives: Australia
#FromTheVaults – British Isles Dinner Menu, 1904
For this month’s #FromTheVaults we wanted to share with you this charming little dinner menu from the British Isles tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1904 – the first time a British team played both countries on the same tour… Continue reading
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The All-Conquering 1984 Wallabies by Craig Muncey
As a young boy in 1984, I was heavily influenced by sport (as I am now). I was interested in most sports, especially sporting events on these shores. In football, I had Liverpool, a dominant force for the majority of … Continue reading
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Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991
The semi-finals of the second Rugby World Cup held in Britain and France in the autumn of 1991 featured two clashes between historic rivals… Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Countries, International Players, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup
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Spotlight on Dan Carroll
Dan Carroll was born in Australia in 1887 and holds the honour of being the only rugby player to be a dual Olympic gold medalist for different qualifying nations… Continue reading
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Historic Rugby Internationals: Australia v Fiji, 1952
The first ever visit of a Fijian touring side to Australia took place in the summer of 1952 and it was the first time that the Fiji national side played one of the leading rugby nations… Continue reading
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The 1st South Africa Tour to the UK and France 1906-07
Did you know that the Springboks used to perform a Zulu war dance, similar to the haka? The EMI Archive Trust recently got in touch with us to share this snippet recorded in 1906 when South Africa were on tour to the UK and France… Continue reading
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Beginner’s Guide to The Rugby Championship
The Rugby Championship 2019 begins on Saturday so it’s the perfect time to get up to speed with the Southern Hemisphere’s round robin format tournament. Continue reading
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Winston Ide: From Wallaby to Prisoner of War
“Sturdily built, of medium height, Blow was nicely set up for a centre three-quarter…he had great courage and his low, hard tackling and fearless going down on the ball in the face of charging forwards won him many admirers.” Continue reading
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The ill-fated 1939-40 Wallabies tour
Dubbed the ‘tour of a lifetime’, it was expected to be a ten-month, 28-match tour of Great Britain for an Australian representative side… Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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