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| Blog Name: | rugby-pioneers.com |
| Url: | http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/rugby/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | rugby, history, memorabilia |
| Description: | "rugby-pioneers" is about rugby memorabilia and rugby history. Actually, I am quite fascinated by the early days of Football Rugby, i.e. between 1870 and 1930s. I am searching for prints, postcards, chromo, books... any kind of pictures that can tell something about rugby history and early ruggers or rugby pioneers... I will post on a regular basis pics from my own collection. |
| Popularity: | 45 Followers |
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Breaking news - 7s Rugby at Olympic Games 2016
Great news for the rugby community... IOC voted earlier today (81 for , 9 against) for Rugby to return to the Olympic Games 2016, almost 100 years after its last appearance in Paris Olympics 1924 (video here). The proposed competition will see twelve teams competing in seven-a-side rugby rules - both men and women.There's a lot to say about this... I'll come back in the next days on the historical links between rugby and the modern Olympics in the 1890s... I'll come
Great news for the rugby community... IOC voted earlier today (81 for , 9 against) for Rugby to return to the Olympic Games 2016, almost 100 years after its last appearance in Paris Olympics 1924 (video here). The proposed competition will see twelve teams competing in seven-a-side rugby rules - both men and women.There's a lot to say about this... I'll come back in the next days on the historical links between rugby and the modern Olympics in the 1890s... I'll come
Rugby in Japan
I'm gathering some documents about early Japanese rugby ... Above is a full page print published in Harper's Weekly, May 1874 showing, as caption explains, "a foot-ball match between Englishmen and Scotchmen near the city of Yokohama, in Japan" (king size picture here). Searching the web, I've found these explanations from author Mike Galbraith in "History of Rugby in Japan" on Yokoham
I'm gathering some documents about early Japanese rugby ... Above is a full page print published in Harper's Weekly, May 1874 showing, as caption explains, "a foot-ball match between Englishmen and Scotchmen near the city of Yokohama, in Japan" (king size picture here). Searching the web, I've found these explanations from author Mike Galbraith in "History of Rugby in Japan" on Yokoham
Schoolboys rugby in Paris, c1900
French rugby was born in Paris high schools and Lycées around 1880... here are two high places, cradles of many good club ruggers : above is Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, south of Paris, were young Frantz Reichel discovered rugby... below of College Stanisas, an elitist Catholic school in Paris with sporting premises (
French rugby was born in Paris high schools and Lycées around 1880... here are two high places, cradles of many good club ruggers : above is Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, south of Paris, were young Frantz Reichel discovered rugby... below of College Stanisas, an elitist Catholic school in Paris with sporting premises (
The revival of the "Entente Cordiale"
Are we entering into a new phase of the Franco-British "Entente Cordiale" ?This treaty signed in 1904 between France and United Kingdom (all details on Wikipedia here...) has something to do with the development of rugby in France. I'm not going to enter into details, but the tightening of political and diplomatical relationships between the two countries gave a strong canevas to foster invitations between French and British clubs, to welcome some British expat ruggers in French champions
Are we entering into a new phase of the Franco-British "Entente Cordiale" ?This treaty signed in 1904 between France and United Kingdom (all details on Wikipedia here...) has something to do with the development of rugby in France. I'm not going to enter into details, but the tightening of political and diplomatical relationships between the two countries gave a strong canevas to foster invitations between French and British clubs, to welcome some British expat ruggers in French champions
Freaky Plaster Olympic Rugger, 1924
Ooops... a full week without posting any new story... 50% busy + 50% lazy = 100% sorry...Say, I was sad to discover that my small archives were unable to illustrate the rugby highlights of the week... no pictures of the first New Zealand v Australia fixtures in 1903, 1905 and 1907 (large victories of the Kiwis... last Saturday and... 100 years ago)
Ooops... a full week without posting any new story... 50% busy + 50% lazy = 100% sorry...Say, I was sad to discover that my small archives were unable to illustrate the rugby highlights of the week... no pictures of the first New Zealand v Australia fixtures in 1903, 1905 and 1907 (large victories of the Kiwis... last Saturday and... 100 years ago)
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