I realize that all my recent posts are in Black&White... and that they're all very serious... time for a break, then !
Here is a French comic card, no date but pre-WW1, showing an energetic touch line-up...
I love this kind of illustrated cards ! and now need to find the others... so far, I have identified four other cards in this series (provided my Mr Serge Laget to illustrate one of my favorite rugby books...) showing respectively a) the teams entering the stadium, b) a scrum, c) a try and d) a severe tackle... could somebody help me there ;-) ?
"Live rugby" this week end ! My 8 years old boy and I have tickets to support France vs Ireland (at Stade de France)... My son's "debut" in the Tournament (but he has already attended to France... Ireland during the RWC...)... We will both wear our "official" jerseys... old and new...
Like the photo - is the C of CRFC perhaps Cheltenham, not a million miles from Gloucester?
Posted by: AD | 22/03/2008 at 09:14
I think this last comment refers to Fred's latest (22.03.08) post on Father and Son card, and AD is very possibly right. How good it would be to be sure who they were: does the family themselves have this card, I wonder?! Nice shot of Humbert pere et fils, too!
Cheers,
Phil Atkinson.
Posted by: akky | 22/03/2008 at 22:55