Things are getting more serious at the RWC... tomorrow France will challenge Ireland, and the defeated team has 99% chances to leave the competition at pool stages.
I will attend to the game in Paris with my 8 years old son... his first rugby game ! we have the replica jersey, we have the blue-white-red make up.. we are ready !
Easy transition, indeed, to introduce this fine painting by Georges Leroux, published in L'Illustration in 1925, showing rugby action at Colombes stadium... (larger pic here) Please note the dense crowd... the cameraman close to the players.... and the poor position of the French fullback...
Actually I have already posted this picture some time ago, but never noticed another detail : the artist signed and dated his work on Dec.31, 1924... whereas this fixture was played the day after, i.e. Jan. 1st 1925... wrong date ? or is it that the artist just painted after his imagination... ?
Thinking about Ireland... let's also share this poor but interesting picture of French captain Philippe Struxiano (Stade Toulousain) celebrating in Dublin our first victory ever against Ireland (and France fist away victory ever, as well) in April 1920... (first Tournament after WW1)
You could also read some press report (in French) here, and get a larger picture there...
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20/09/2007
You are stucking the news ! :-)
Posted by: Pierre-Olivier | 21/09/2007 at 09:35