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England Schools Rugby Union (ESRU)

Frederick William Davis (1899-1976) was a music teacher in Gloucester, and, in his young years, the captain of England Schoolboys team! I’ve just received a small, old suitcase that contains Davis’ memorabilia... his cap, jersey (such heavy wool!) and blazer... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2019 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Most collectors know this "First Touch", a classic silk woven picture of a rugby game, crafted c.1890 in Coventry by Thomas Stevens, and also known as a "Stevengraph". Check Wikipedia for more about Mr Stevens and Stevengraphs, or visit this... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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French colonial rugby

Here're some views of rugby played in Noumea, French New Caledonia, c.1905. Rugby was played at Anse Vata (Vata Bay) velodrome - close to the sea facing New Zealand and Australia! I've have no informations about early rugby clubs or... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Soldiers playing "Football" in America, 1865

This “football” sketch, published in Harper’s Weekly in July 1865, is one of the oldest football illustrations in my bookmarks. Winslow HOMER's "Holiday in camp – soldiers playing “Football” shows a fairly wild kind of mob football played by soldiers... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Bonjour François Les relations Franco Britanniques dans le rugby d’avant guerre sont un de mes sujets préférés ! Je n’ai pas votre e-mail. Contactez moi à [email protected] et on arrangera un moment pour en parler

Commented Apr 11, 2018 on L'Entente Cordiale Sportive at Rugby-Pioneers

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L'Entente Cordiale Sportive

My take about France v England tomorrow in Paris... Sportsman, journalist and rugby writer E.H.D.Sewell wrote in 1907 the best article in English (who said the only...?) about the history of early French rugby I’ve ever read. When Sewell writes... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Association Athlétique Albert le Grand 1905

Let’s mix the pleasure of collecting with a wee bit of French rugby history... I’ve just found this A.A.A.G. cap, dated 1905, which is much more than a niece piece of memorabilia :) A.A.A.G. stands for Association Athlétique Albert le... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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There's something weird in this Auld Alliance...

SRU and FFR have created an “Auld Alliance Trophy” to be contested yearly between Scotland and France, named after “the captains of the two nations in the last matches played before the First World War – Eric Milroy (Scotland) and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Croix Catelan 1893 : French oldest action photo (so far...)

This is to my knowledge the oldest action photo in French rugby, taken in 1893 at Racing Club premises in Bois de Boulogne (aka "La Croix Catalan"). This said, “action photo” might be over optimistic as the players are kindly... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2018 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Victorian Season Greetings

"a merry Christmas to you!" and "a bright New Year to you" Raphael Tuck's Victorian greeting cards are just gorgeous :) Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2017 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Ladies & Gentlemen, here's another "niche" for rugby memorabilia collecting: shares and bonds of rugby stadiums! These documents are sometimes nicely illustrated, and are interesting reminders of the business and entrepreneurial side of sports - even in amateur times... E.g.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2017 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Rugby in California - the early days...

There's something special, for both the collector and the historian, about pre-ww1 rugby played in California, culminating every year between 1906 and 1914 in the "Big Game" played between Stanford and University of California - the "other" Varisty match... I... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2017 at Rugby-Pioneers

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link to Tony Collin's article in "Journal of Global History" about the origins of football in America : https://static.squarespace.com/static/502784a984ae2d2eef45097c/t/51b300f6e4b0f0ee887a4b86/1370685686684/American%20Football%20in%20Transnational%20Context%20(JGH).pdf

Commented May 14, 2014 on Once upon a time in America... at Rugby-Pioneers

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Fair ambition !

Commented May 9, 2014 on A Tribute to Ben Gronow, Welsh Rugby Pioneer at Rugby-Pioneers

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Delqué: the call of Rugby League, bad timing yet...

Sometimes, collecting rugby memorablia makes you uncover unexpected stories! I've recently found this French Rugby League contract which was surprisingly coming with a whole bunch of uncashed bank cheques... At first, I haven't paid attention to the name of the... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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These nice illustrated postcards are known as "write away" postcards... They all start by a few printed words, like this very rugby "I will try..." above - or "Sorry, I missed...", "Sorry, I couln't get away" below - and let... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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All Blacks in America!

Good news for American rugby fans, the All Blacks will play vs the Eagles in Chicago next November (read). New Zealand last tour in America was in 1913, when the All Blacks played USA and Californian teams (Olympic Club in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Good news indeed !

Commented Apr 4, 2014 on Historic jerseys stolen from Swansea R.F.C. at Rugby-Pioneers

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Paul Dedeyn "a good kick at football-rugby" 1903

"a good kick a football-rugby" by Paul Dedeyn, Racing Club de France... Fine cover of French sports weekly magazine La Vie Au Grand Air, December 31st 1903... Two years later, this gentleman earned a cap as prop -yes, it was... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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"The A.B.C. of Rugby": Position, Possession, Pace

I love collecting old rugby coaching books and I proud myself to own most of the world oldest ones... In this respect, this "A.B.C. of Rugby" proposed in the 60s by former All Blacks captain, and later manager of the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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"Football Incidents" 1905

This website has been idle for more than six months!! Shame!! even though in the meantime I've been active "online" on Facebook (join the 'rugby-pioneers' page!), Flickr, this French ww1 forum ... and even co-authoring a fine rugby book !... Continue reading

Posted Feb 17, 2014 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Thank you Sophia!!

Commented Jun 24, 2013 on All Blacks are Devils (again...) at Rugby-Pioneers

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All Blacks are Devils (again...)

All Blacks are Devils!!... I regularly display this great postcard showing "New Costume Suggested for the All Blacks" (1906)... at least everytime NZ plays vs France...:) Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2013 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Historic jerseys stolen from Swansea R.F.C.

Edit April 2014 : the stolen jerseys are safe back home! This is not an usual "rugby-pioneers" post ! I'm helping Dave Dow, archivist at Swansea R.F.C. in Wales, to spread the word in the rugby memorabilia community that they... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2013 at Rugby-Pioneers

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Leicester, England's Brightest Rose...

Let's celebrate the new Champion of England 2013: "Leicester, England's brightest rose"... These kind words aren't mine, but John Baines'... the famous late XIXth/early XXth cards publisher from Bradford... (click to enlarge) Center of the card is Bobby Lewis, wearing... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2013 at Rugby-Pioneers

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