Category Archives: International Players

On This Day 100 Years Ago…

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

On this day 100 years ago,one of England’s most iconic captains donned an England jersey for the first time… Continue reading →

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Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

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 →

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Spotlight on Dan Carroll

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

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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Lions on the High Veldt

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

The Lions forwards of the 1938 party were widely admired for their refusal to give up despite the first two Test defeats…Off the field Bunner Travers struck up a friendship with Blair “Paddy” Mayne…a loose cannon and a constant disciplinary headache for the tour manager. Continue reading →

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In memory of the fallen…

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

World Rugby Museum Curator, Phil McGowan, remembers the rugby players that served in the First World War… Continue reading →

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Historic Rugby Internationals: Australia v Fiji, 1952

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

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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PLAYER PROFILE – Georges Jèrôme

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Born in French Guiana in 1883, a young Georges Jèrôme left his homeland for continental France, where he dedicated  much of his adult life to rugby. Continue reading →

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