I'm back and ready for a VIth "season" of rugby-pioneers.com... I feel like a web dinosaur even if, I know, I'm somehow cheating on numbers... ("Season I" was just a 6 months "pilot" early 2005 , "Season II" starting Sept. 2005 was very basic... these posts are still - more or less - available on this old platform...)
Like every year, I hope that many of you will enjoy this area dedicated to rugby history, to rugby memorabilia, and to the men (not so many women, I'm afraid...) who pioneered our favorite game up to a (quite) universal sport ! Again, your comments, feedbacks, requests (or just "hello"...) are welcome...
Let start Season VI with this dynamic rugby tobacco card published by Ogden's in 1927. This "ABC of Sport" series shows a powerful rugger to illustrate... letter "F", as reads this cool poem on the back of the card...
I like this "should a foeman fall down with his face in the grass, be sure you stamp it well in as you pass !" ... British fair-play is legendary ! (and no, Jérôme, I won't discuss Bloodgate here...)
Hey! Ho ! Let's go !
(hi res picture @ Flickr)
