1898 : Ireland b. England 9-6 in Richmond....

Since I opened this website a year ago, I regularly receive kind mails asking for this or that about the rugby stuff I am displaying...

Interactivity is a great thing (BTW, dear readers, please lease more comments !...) and I really like the idea of sharing what I like with other people everywhere around the world ... (OK, I agree, it sounds like boy scout litterature... but it's true...)

This morning, I received a short mail from New Zealand from a lady who landed here after googling for Louis Magee, possibly the most prominent Irish rugby player in the 1900s. Incidentally, Louis Magee was her grandfather... !

It also happens that I have just puchased this old rugby print, taken from The Graphic dated Feb.1898, showing both Irish and English teams before their yearly match, here in Richmond... final score 9-6 for Ireland... and a winning try scored by Magee...

Daire, I hope that you like this print as well...

Stats lovers will find the stats of match here, and Magee's stats there...

PS : this English team was captained by JF Byrne of Moseley... who was also portrayed in a postcard by the same artist...



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