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Category Archives: Lest We Forget
In memory of the fallen…
World Rugby Museum Curator, Phil McGowan, remembers the rugby players that served in the First World War… 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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Happy Blogiversary!
It’s been 5 years since we started this blog and over that time we’ve covered all sorts of topics, from ghostly paintings and the Twickenham streaker, to the “First Lady” of rugby and international rugby’s most decorated player. Not forgetting our extraterrestrial jersey!
Here’s a round up of our top 10 most read posts over the last 5 years… Continue reading
Lest We Forget – Fred Leonard Perrett (Wales) 01/12/1918
By the end of October 1918, Fred Perrett had been on active service on the Western Front for three years and, having already been twice wounded, he may well have felt that he had done his bit… Continue reading
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Lest We Forget – Reginald Oscar Schwarz (England) 18/11/2018
Reginald Oscar Schwarz, who was born in Lee in South London, is perhaps better known as a South African test cricketer than as an England rugby international… Continue reading
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Rugby remembers the fallen of the First World War
Throughout the First World War rugby players from all nations and of all levels distinguished themselves by their bravery and conduct… Continue reading
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Lest We Forget – Alexander James Ridland (New Zealand) 05/11/1918
Alexander James (Jimmy) Ridland died at Le Quesnoy in France on 5th November 1918 during the final week of the First World War. A rifleman in the 1st Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, he was the last of the 13 All Blacks who lost their lives in the war. Continue reading
Dave Gallaher: The Original All-Black
Gallaher’s 1905 side created a legacy that continues to this day. The words ‘All-Blacks’, as reported by British newspapers during the New Zealander’s stay, has instilled fear, admiration and respect ever since. Continue reading
Lest We Forget – Walter Riddle Sutherland (Scotland) 04/10/1918
More than 60 Scottish rugby internationals have come from the Hawick club in the borders of Scotland but few have been more beloved than Walter “Wattie” Sutherland who was killed by a stray enemy shell in the village of Hulluch in France on 4th October 1918 aged twenty seven. Continue reading
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Lest We Forget – Frank Jacob Gard (USA) 29/09/1918
Frank Jacob Gard (1892-1918) was a flanker who captained Stanford University and the All-American team that played Australia (1912) and New Zealand (1913). He was a Lieutenant in the infantry who was killed in action at the Battle of Argonne Forest, France. Continue reading
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