RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE
Widely regarded as the world's leading rugby magazine Rugby World has been published monthly since October 1960 keeping it's finger on rugby's pulse worldwide. The magazine covers a broad range of subjects including rugby history, player profiles, match previews and reports, changes in the laws, rugby administration and politics along with other rugby articles and humorous stories. Each magazine is very well illustrated with good photographic content. A collection of Rugby World magazines builds into an encyclopaedia of rugby union football with no equal. A Rugby World edition for the birth month of rugby fan is an ideal gift giving the recipient a look at the game at the time of their birth.
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January 1962 - Vivian
Jenkins calls for the 'death penalty' on the penalty goal, profile of
Ronnie Dawson, Wanderers, Ireland and 1959 British Lions captain, focus on
David Marques by L Bruce Lockhart, Article on Springbok brothers, Irish
selectors facing problems, JBG on the West Wales Rugby Union, profile of
Alan Ashcroft, history of Army Rugby.
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February
1962 - Excerpt from Michael Greens book "The Art of Course
Rugby" - Preview of England v Wales at Twickenham - Profile of Haydn
Morgan, Abertillery & Wales - Ken Scotland at school by his coach -
History of RAF Rugby - preview of Wales v Scotland at Arms Park - Rugby
League to arrive in South Africa - Profile of Tom Pearce, Auckland -
preview of England v Ireland.
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March 1962 - Calcutta
Cup- origins. Selecting Scots for Lions tour to SA. Profile of Keith Oxlee.
Preview Ire v Wal by JBG. Playing for 2 countries- qualifications and
ethics examined. Aussies loss of players to Rugby League. Profile of David
Hewitt. Front cover photo Jim Roberts, England.
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April
1962 - Vivian Jenkins on who should make the Lions tour, profile of
Peter Wright, Blackheath and England, Wales v France preview. Wilf Wooller
on picking and chossing a Lions squad, profile of Johnny Williams, photo
call - the Hospital's Cup, which Irish players will make the Lions tour,
profile of Scottish (and soon to be Lions) skipper Arthur Smith, Reg Sweet
on how South Africans are preparing for the Lions, match reports Wales v
Scotland, England v Ireland.
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May 1962 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1962 - Lions
Tour Souvenir - 16 page
section with opinion, photos of players, facsimile autographs, focus on
the 1955 tour by JBG Thomas, profile of M Campbell-Lamerton, Itinerary,
South African viewpoint. "Jungle Rugby" by John George, Penzance
& Newlyn profile, spotlight on the Border Sevens, Cuthbert Hogg the
NZRFU Chairman retires, schools rugby including Merchiston Castle team
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June
1962 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1962 - Vivian Jenkins preview of the tour
focusing on problems Lions will face - Reg Sweet on "can S
Africa cage the Lions" - photos of players making the tour - focus on
Irish tourist Ray Hunter - ...........preview of Canadian tour of Britain
- club focus Glasgow HSFP - focus on NSW coach Bryan Palmer -
profile of French full-back Claude Lacaze.
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July
1962 - British Lions Tour of South Africa 1962 - pre tour training photos, interview with DK Jones, look at 1955 and 1938 Lions tests in South Africa, Reg Sweet on South African expectations, Reg Sweet profiles of Izak van Heerden, JN Pargeter looks at Gosforth Football Club, rugby in Geneva by Alex Potter, Paul MacWeeney on Irish rugby, rugby in Japan by DF Severs, Bryon Butler looks as schools rugby, tour fixtures of Lions in South Africa, All Blacks in Britain and Ireland and England in Australasia, Eddie Kann reports on the shock defeat of the All Blacks by New South Wales, Jock Wemyss on the Waddell tradition and Fred Boshier looks at the scrum.
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August 1962 - British Lions Tour of South Africa 1962 - front cover photo - Bryn Meredith - Vivian Jenkins on the Tour - Photos from early matches - Reg Sweet reports on Rhodesia, Griquas, W Transvaal, Comb Universities, Boland, SW Africa and N Transvaal matches - photos from Boland & Griquas matches - JBG Thomas on tour with the Lions. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1962-08 - £15.00 |
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September 1962 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1962 - front cover photos from 1st
Test and Natal, match reports of 1st Test, Natal, Eastern province, Orange
Free State, Junior Springboks, Combined Services, Western Province, SW
Districts, profile of Vic Harding, Saracens, Sale & England, photos
from the tour, Gerwyn Williams on coaching fitness, JBG Thomas backstage
with the Lions.
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October
1962 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1962 - front cover photo Alun Pask - Vivian Jenkins on the Tour -
Reg Sweet reports on 2nd Test, Northern Universities, Transvaal, 3rd Test,
NE Districts, Border, Central Universities, E Transvaal, 4th
Test. Profile of Alun Pask, Statistical tour round up - photos from
the tour
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November
1962 - Vivian Jenkins compares kicking styles, round the corner v
toe poke, Dickie Jeeps names his World XV, profile of Canadian touring
squad, Gerwyn Williams on the art of kicking, schools rugby, Wallabies in
NZ, Reg Sweet reviews the Lions tour from a S African point of view.
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December
1962 - Cover-
Bill Mulcahy. Long or short tours- Pros and cons! Review of Varsity Match.
The game in Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1962-12 - £9.00 |
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January
1966 - Cover photo of Gwilym Treharne, London Welsh, Mike Cormack,
Blackheath's NZ trialist on the difference between UK & NZ rugby,
history of Llanelli RFC, focus on Gwilym Treharne, Alun Pask on No8 play,
profile of Tony Horton, Blackheath and England, coaching in Wales. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-01 - £10.00 |
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February
1966 - B.J.Hewett of Middlesex on front cover, profile Oliver Jones,
still playing at 60, Alex Hastie and David Chisholm, profile John Coker,
Oxford University, history of Lansdowne, Tom Hollingdale on rough play,
Dewi Bebb on wing three quarter play, preview of France v Ireland, varsity
match report, interview with Welsh legend Rhys Gabe.
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March
1966 - Front
cover photo and profile of Irish scrum half Roger Young, spotlight on
rugby and the banks, Richard Sharp on fly half play, history of Bedford
RFC, England v Wales photos and match report, Scotland v France report,
profile of Stuart Watkins, Newport and Wales, Terry Arthur and David
Rosser, Wasps & England. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-03 - £12.00 |
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April 1966 - Front cover photo of Nick Silk, profile of Ted Rudd,
Liverpool and England, history of Walerloo, profile of Keith Bradshaw,
Bridgend & Wales, match reports France v Ireland, Wales v Scotland,
England v Ireland, the role of the prop forward by Phil Judd.
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May
1966 - British
Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1966 - Lions Tour
Souvenir, Campbell-Lamerton
photo on front cover, full editorial, pen pics & facsimile autographs, profile of Mike Gibson,
captaincy by Wilson Whineray, Wallabies views on Lions visit, flashback to 1959
tour in photos, match reports France v England, Ireland v Scotland,
Ireland v Wales, County Champs Final, Scotland v England, Wales v France,
interview with past Lions captain Arthur Smith.
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June 1966 - British Lions Tour of New Zealand 1966 - Vivian Jenkins on the pre-tour build up - profile of Alan Lewis, Abertillery & Wales, centre three quarter play by British Lion D Ken Jones, pictures from wales' championship winning victory against france at Cardiff, history of Rosslyn Park, profile of Jeremy Spencer, Harlequins & England. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-05 - £17.00 |
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July
1966 - British
Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1966 - front cover photo Brian Price v Western
Australia - Viv Jenkins on the tour - Eddie Kann match reports - W
Australia - S Australia - Victoria, photos from the early matches,
Don Cameron preview of the All Blacks likely to face the Lions - profile
of Howard Norris.
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August
1966 - British Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1966 - front cover photo Ray McLoughlin v
Australia - Viv Jenkins on the tour - Eddie Kann match reports - NSW
Country - NSW - Australia 1st test - Queensland - Australia 2nd Test. Don
Cameron match reports Southland - Mid Canterbury combined - Otago - photos from
the tour.
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September 1966 - British Lions Tour of New Zealand 1966 - front cover photo of Lion Roger Young playing against Wellington, photos from the tour, match reports of NZ Universities, Wellington, Nelson - Golden bay combined, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, North Auckland, 1st Test, profile of Delme Thomas, preview of Canada v Lions, history of Wasps FC, coaching by David Perry, Harlequins & England. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-09 - £15.00 |
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October
1966 - British
Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1966 - October 1966 - front cover photo,
Canterbury v Lions - Viv Jenkins on the tour - photos - JBG thomas
reports from Down Under - match reports from West Coast-Buller, canterbury,
Manawatu-Horowhenua, Auckland, Wairarapa-Bush, 2nd Test, Wanganui-KC, Maoris,
Poverty Bay-EC, history of Bridgend RFC, price increases at Lansdowne Rd. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-10 - £15.00 |
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November
1966 - Wallabies
tour of GB 1966 - Souvenir Number Cover photo of Wallaby five-eighth Phil Hawthorn, Photos,
profiles and facsimile autographs of Australian tour party, John Thornett
on leading Australia, profile of Colin Payne, Harlequins & England,
British
Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1966 - Vivian Jenkins editorial
reviews the Lions tour, photos from the lions tour, canadian leg of the
Lions tour, Donal Cameron on the Lions tour, match reports of Hawkes Bay,
3rd Test, NZ juniors, Waikato, Counties-Thames Valley, 4th Test - Noel
Murphy chasing Irish cap record.
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December
1966 - Wallabies
tour of GB 1966 - Cover- Varsity
captains Brian Rees and Tom Bedford. Preview Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1966-12 - £12.00 |
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January
1968 - All Blacks to Britain 1967 -
Front cover photo of Bob Taylor (Midland & Home Counties) in the match
against All Blacks, The Greatest game I have ever seen - JR Jones looks at
Swansea v NZ 1935, rugby in the desert, 6 pages of photos from the ABs
tour, profiles of RH Lloyd Harlequins & England, Keri Jones, Cardiff
& Wales, Tom Kiernan, Cork Const. & Ireland, match reports England
v NZ, Wales v NZ, France v NZ.
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February
1968 - All Blacks to Britain 1967 -
Front cover photo JA Lockwood, Saracens, All Blacks tour record,
full statistical analysis & photos, Barbarians v ABs photos, The
Greatest game I have ever seen - Paul MacWeeney saw
Ireland v England in 1926, profiles of Mike Titcomb, referee, Bob Taylor,
Northampton & England, JR Jones' Cigarette Card heros - memories
inspired by the Players set "Football Caricatures by RIP",
history of England v wales matches at Twickenham, full page photo of Mac
Herewini, a look back at the life of George Beamish, Ireland.
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March
1968 - Front
cover photo JS Jeffray, Army, England v Wales photo and report, profile of
BW Redwood, Bristol & England, match reports Scotland v France, France
v Ireland, 1920's tactics still relevant, rugby in the Isle of Man, JBG
Thomas nominates ten Welshmen for the Lions tour, profile of Ulster's
William McCombe.
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April
1968 - Front cover photo of Birkenhead Park v Moseley, profiles of
Rodger Arneil, Edinburgh Academicals & Scotland, Barry John, cardiff
& Wales, Barry Bresnihan, U.C.D. & Ireland, referees should get
danger money, match reports Wales v Scotland, England v Ireland, Ireland v
Scotland, France v England.
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May 1968 - British Lions Tour of South Africa 1968 - Lions Tour Souvenir, Portraits, Pen-Pictures, Prospects & Profiles. Profile of team manager David Brooks, photos of players, what the Lions can expect in S Africa by Reg Sweet, profiles of John O'Shea, Cardiff & Wales, Mike Coulman, Moseley & England, flashback to the 1962 Lions tour, match reports Wales v France, Scotland v Ireland, Ireland v Wales. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1968-05 - £16.00 |
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June 1968 - British Lions Tour of South Africa 1968 - Front cover photo of CG Hodgson, London Scots and Scotland, profiles of Maurice Richards, Cardiff & Wales, Terry Brooke, Richmond & England, Fred Allen - All Blacks coach talks about British rugby, focus on St Ives RFC, Reg Sweet previews the Lions tour from Durban.
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July
1968 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1968 - July 1968 - front cover photo of Kiernan, the Lions
captain - Match Reports by Reg Sweet, W Transvaal, W
Province, SW Districts, photos of Lions in training -
Jeff Young profile - John Dawes profile - Interview with
Syd Miller. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1968-07 - £15.00 |
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August
1968 - British
Lions Tour of South
Africa 1968 - August 1968 - front cover picture, Dawie de Villiers breaks
in 1st Test - Vivian Jenkins on the Lions and the politics of
Rhodesia - photos from the tour - Match Reports by
Reg Sweet, E Province, Natal, Rhodesia, 1st Test, NW
Cape, SW Africa, Transvaal, 2nd Test, - JBG Thomas
with the Lions.
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October
1968 - Front cover photo of
France's Walter Spanghero playing
against Australia, Wilf Wooller examines the state of British rugby,
profile of England's Keith Savage, JBG Thomas on Welsh youngsters
including Barry John, France in New Zealand & Australia
photos, Don Rutherford on wing play, review of the French tour.
Peter McMullen on the prospects for Ireland in the coming season,
Norman Mair on the state of rugby in Scotland.
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November
1968 - Front
cover photo of Cardiff skipper Tony Williams celebrating win at Harlequins
Sevens, Penguins in Zambia, preview of Wallabies short tour, an interview
with Danny Hearn, report on rugby in Portugal, Harlequins sevens photos,
coaching series - the centre, review of Welsh tour of Argentina.
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December 1968 - London Welsh v Richmond front cover photo, profile of Jim Telfer. To the point of exhaustion by former All Black Dr Hugh C Burry, varsity match preview, Don Rutherford on the half backs, more on Portugese rugby, Ireland v Australia photos, profiles of Billy Hullin, Cardiff, London Welsh & Wales, Ireland's Ken Goodall, match reports - Comb. Provinces, Comb. Universities & Ireland v Australia. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1968-12 - £8.00 |
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January
1971 - Front cover photo of Mike Alder for London against Paris, if
only Scotland had a Don Clarke, photos of the Fijian tour of Britain,
profiles of Derek Quinnell, John Birch, Ballymena & Ulster, Ian
Wright, Northampton, Mike Gavins, Leicester & England, teview of Fiji
tour, Don Cameron previews the Lions tour from NZ.
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February
1971 - Front cover photo of Moseley's Jan Webster, competitive
rugby and sponsorship by Wilf Wooller, profiles of John Lacey,
Northampton, Andy Ripley, Rosslyn Park, Laurie Daniel, Newport, Clive
John, Llanelli, David Bell, Oxford University, focus on junior rugby,
match report and photos of the varsity match, UAU rugby.
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March
1971 - Wales
Grand Slam 1971 - Cover Gareth Edwards. Photocall, Barry John
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April
1971 - Wales
Grand Slam 1971 - Cover John Taylor - profile of John
Bevan - match reports Ireland v France, Scotland v Wales, Ireland v
England - profiles of Ian Smith, London Scottish & Scotland
& Andy Irvine, Heriots FP, not yet Scotland - profile of Jacko Page,
Northampton & England - profile of David Watt, Bristol & England -
profile of Barry Ninnes, Coventry & England, focus on Ireland's new
caps Sean Lynch & Dennis Hickie.
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May 1971 – British Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1971 - Lions Tour Souvenir
- Vivian Jenkins discusses the Lions squad, RFU centenary news, list of Lions tour fixtures, portraits and pen pictures of every Lions player, Rupert Cherry talks to former All Black Earle Kirton about the forthcoming Lions tour, a look back at the 1966 Lions tour to New Zealand, JBG Thomas previews the tour, Peter McMullan profiles Ray McLoughlin (Blackrock College & Ireland), rugger roundabout – news in brief around the regions, Norman Mair on Scottish rugby, Derek Robinson talks about money in the game, Alex Potter reports from Paris, Donald Cameron from Auckland, Reg Sweet from Durban and Jim Webster from Sydney, universities rugby by Richard Triffitt, schools rugby by GW Abbott, a summary of some Five Nations matches plus County Championship Final. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1971-05 - £17.00 |
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June 1971 – British Lions Tour of New Zealand 1971 – Norman Mair discusses the league set-up in Scotland, Rupert Cherry profiles Peter Dixon (Harlequins & England), LH Sullivan looks at the game in Argentina, the game in Sweden by AN de Belder, profile of Mervyn Davies (London Welsh & Wales) by JBG Thomas, Alan Gibson talks about Northumberland in the County Championship, RFU centenary news – England v Overseas XV match in photos, Derek Robinson on expenses, Tony Butler profiles Jan Webster (Moseley), rugger roundabout – news in brief around the regions, club cameo – Sheffield RUFC, Peter McMullan on competitive rugby in Ireland, schools rugby by GW Abbott, a summary of all the Overseas XV games in RFU centenary season, Alex Potter reports from Paris, Donald Cameron from Auckland, Jim Webster from Sydney and Reg Sweet from Durban.
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July 1971 – British Lions Tour of New Zealand 1971 – Vivian Jenkins on the Lions tour so far, JBG Thomas talks to John Dawes (London Welsh & Wales), captain of the British Lions, Jim Webster reports on the Lions’ two matches in Australia, Rupert Cherry profiles Chris Ralston (Richmond & England), Michael Nimmo lists the top individual scorers in 1970/71 season in England and Wales, profile of Roger Creed (Coventry & England) by Tony Butler, the result of Rugby World’s Player of the Year, tour fixtures
listed for Lions in New Zealand, Springboks in Australia, Argentina in South Africa, Queen’s University Belfast in South Africa, England in Far East and Canada in Wales, Peter McMullan discusses sevens-a-side rugby in Ireland, universities rugby by Richard Triffitt, Middlesex Sevens results, Donald Cameron on the All Blacks to tour – in New Zealand, Derek Robinson discusses the evolution of rugby union, rugby league and American football, Norman Mair on Gala’s seven-a-side team, club cameo – Reigate, David Irvine profiles Tony Neary (Broughton Park & England), Alex Potter reports on the French Club Championship Final and Reg Sweet reports from Durban.
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August
1971 - British Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1971 - front cover photo John Bevan scoring
try - Vivian Jenkins on Canterbury match - photos
including 1st Test - Match Reports, Counties-Thames Valley,
Wan-King, Waikato, Maoris, Wellington, S Canty
comb, Otago, W Coast-Buller, Canterbury,
Marl-Nelson, 1st Test - more photos - profile Mike
Roberts.
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September
1971 - British Lions Tour of New
Zealand 1971 - JPR Williams cover photo -
Viv Jenkins on "Give Lions a Break" - Match Reports &
photos, Taranaki, NZ Universities, 2nd Test, Wairarapa-Bush,
Hawkes Bay, PB - East Coast, Auckland, - John Taylor profile.
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November
1971 - Mike Gibson profile and photo on front cover, England's far
eastern tour is good for the game, tour review with match reports, profile
of Edinburgh Wanderers new scrum half Alan Lawson, the Cranston brothers
of Hawick, profiles of Scotland & British Lions wing Alistair Biggar,
Wales & Lions second row Geoff Evans, photos from the Sportsman's Club
Lions dinner.
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December
1971 - Preview of Varsity
match.
England
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January 1974 – Vivian Jenkins looks ahead to the Five Nations Championship as does Chris Lander and Terry O’Connor, JBG Thomas meets the new Wales hooker Bobby Windsor, Rupert Cherry on Lionel Weston (West of Scotland & England), photos of rugby in 1973, Sean Diffley with Jon Raphael (Bective Rangers & England Under 23), rugger roundabout – news in brief around the regions, JN Pargeter talks to David Carr (Gosforth), schools rugby by GW Abbott, Alex Potter reports from Paris, Reg Sweet from Durban, Donald Cameron from Auckland and Eddie Kann from Sydney, summary of international matches played.
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February
1974 - Vivian
Jenkins calls for 'big tough forwards in his preview of the forthcoming
British Lions South African tour, Life with the Lions by JG Wilcox, John
Wilcox looks at his tour with the 1962 Lions, interview with Budge Rogers,
profile of Gloucester full back Peter Butler, profile of seamus Dennison,
Garryowen & Munster, pictures from the varsity match. Brigadier Glyn
Hughes - 60 years as a Barbarian, profile David matthews, Leicester,
profile of Keith Smith, Roundhay & England Under 23.
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March
1974 - Front cover head and shoulders of Gerald Davies, Logie Bruce
Lockhart on rugby headmasters, Dewi Bebb on the 1962 Lions tour of South
Africa, profiles of Ian Hall, Aberavon & Wales, Phil Keith-Roach,
Rosslyn Park, Moss Keane, Ireland, tribute to Jock Wemyss, Scottish
international, Barbarian historian and Rugby World correspondant, photo of
Willie John, Lion again ?, Australian Schools tour of Britain, photos of
Wales v Scotland, five nations match reports Wales v Scotland, France v
ireland.
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April
1974 - Vivian jenkins suggestes likely candidates for the
lions tour, Doug Smith manager of the 1971 Lions previews the 1974
tour, profile of ian Robinson, Cardiff & Wales,
Gloucestershire's five brothers McCarthy, profile of Duncan Madsen,
Gosforth & Scotland, interesting article on history of rugby teams and
players flying, profile of Ireland scrum half John Moloney, pics from
England v Ireland, profile of Clive Rees, London Welsh & Wales, Where
have all the fly-halves gone by Crawford Mackie, 5 nations match reports,
Scotland v England, Ireland v Wales, England v Ireland, Wales v France,
France v England, Ireland v Scotland.
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May
1974 - British Lions Tour of
South Africa 1974 - Lions Tour Special - Vivian
jenkins on the tour, Andy Ripley profile, photos and biographies of the players,
Gordon Brown profile, John Dawes on the tour, Fergus Slattery profile, Lions
Quiz, look at the Springboks, photo gallery.
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June
1974 - British Lions Tour of
South Africa 1974 - profile of British Lion Billy Steele, Chris
Rea picks his best British Isles XV. Sean Diffley on Ireland's first
championship in 23 years, pics from the England v France charity match,
Roy Hough article on radio commentaries, JBG Thomas interviews Geoff Wheel
& Roger Blyth of Swansea, profile of Richard Trickey, Sale &
Lancashire, review of the first year of Scottish leagues, preview of
All Black tour of Australia.
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July 1974 - British Lions Tour of
South Africa 1974 - Viv Jenkins on Lions altitude
problems - Match reports & photos, W Transvaal, SW
Africa, Boland, E Province, - profile of Mike
Burton - profile of John D Bevan - back cover photo of
Alan Old at SW District game where he and the Lions broke the scoring record, 97
- 0.
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August
1974 - British Lions Tour of
South Africa 1974 - Vivian Jenkins on Lions
"World Beaters" - Match reports & photos, SW
Districts, W Province, SA Federation XV, 1st Test, S
Universities, Transvaal, Rhodesia, 2nd Test, profile of
Dusty Hare.
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September
1974 - British Lions Tour of
South Africa 1974 - front cover photo of JJ Williams &
Slattery - Vivivian Jenkins on "The Best Lions"
- Match Reports & Photos Quaggas, OFS, Griquas,
N Transvaal, Leopards, 3nd Test, Border, Natal, E
Transvaal, 4th Test - complete tour record &
statistics, - more photos - JBG Thomas with the
Lions - Don Rutherford looks at 1966 1st Test - back
cover photo of Lions celebrating.
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November
1974 - Front cover photo of England v Ireland, Dick Milliken in
possession, focus on rugby in Ireland leading up to the centenary, preview
of All Blacks tour, Peter Jackson remembers Warwickshire v Lancashire
County Championship Final 1964, Chris Rea tries to forget Scotland v
Wales 1971, an interesting viewpoint from the opposition in one of Wales'
great wins. profile of Mervyn Davies, photos of 74 Lions at the seaside,
history of Scottish Co-optimists.
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December
1974 - Arthur Rees remembers Wales v New Zealand 1935, profile of
Neath & Wales' Dai Morris, interview with England coach John Burgess,
profile of Alan Wordsworth, Cambridge Uni, Harlequins and England U23,
Irish schools rugby, large Andy Ripley photo, review of England Schools in
Australia.
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January
1977 - Tony
Neary front cover - Five Nations preview. Loyalty- Club or Country?? Colin Ref:
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June
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July 1977 – British Lions Tour to New Zealand 1977 – Lions update, Fijians triumph in Rothmans/Cathay Pacific Sevens, Surrey in Bermuda, Vivian Jenkins on “changes needed”, Phil Bennett – Rugby World Player of the Year 1977, Rugby World Player of the Year Awards, Cliff Morgan pays tribute to Phil Bennett, Rupert Cherry on Lansdowne Road, action photos from the Lions tour, schools rugby by GW Abbott, double page photo of the 1977 British Lions Touring Team, Donald Cameron on former All Black Bob Stuart, home report – news in brief, France in Argentina by Alex Potter, Norman Mair on MacEwan’s mission, 100 years of rugby in Sri Lanka, Eric Serry on rugby in Canada and USA, Reg Sweet on South African rugby and Eddie Kann on rugby in Australia, David Norrie on Roger Uttley and Geoff Wheel - two withdrawals from the 1977 Lions tour, Lions in New Zealand remaining fixtures. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1977-07 - £10.00 |
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August 1977 – British Lions Tour to New Zealand 1977 – Lions update, WRU Cup to be sponsored by Schweppes, London Irish tour of South Africa, Vivian Jenkins looks at previous All Blacks v Lions encounters at Carisbrook Dunedin, former British Lions and England captain, and RFU President Dickie Jeeps talks to Stephen Jones, SRU President Hector Munro’s speech at SRU AGM, top scorers (south) 1976/77 by Michael Nimmo, top scorers (north) 1976/77 by Geoff Green, top scorers (Wales) 1976/77 by Stephen Jones, top scorers (Scotland) 1976/77 by Glen Stirling, JBG Thomas and Donald Cameron each comment on the Lions tour, action photos from the Lions tour, England Under 23 triumph in Canada by John Mason, home report – news in brief, Reg Sweet on South African rugby, Alex Potter on Beziers – champions of France, Golden Oldies tour of Florida and the Caribbean by Stuart Ross, Plymouth Albion’s Nick Vosper retires by Clive Mumford and Ian Robertson on Alastair Hignell. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1977-08 - £8.00 |
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September 1977 – British Lions Tour to New Zealand 1977 – Lions update, Wales to tour Australia in 1978, Northern merit table confusion, Vivian Jenkins looks at the history of Eden Park, JBG Thomas profiles Scotland and Lions full back Andy Irvine, action photos from the Lions tour, Donald Cameron on “Cobner’s Crusade”, Alex potter reports on the French tour of Argentina, special pull out feature of leading fixtures 1977/78, Sean Diffley on “Irish hangover”, home report – news in brief, Haydn Perry reflects on the good old days of the line-out, Rupert Cherry looks at the history of Cardiff Arms Park, Eddie Kann reports from Australia and Reg Sweet from South Africa. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1977-09 - £8.00 |
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November 1977 – New Zealand’s tour party to France, Clive Rowlands to manage Wales in Australia, Nairn McEwan is new Scottish coach, Vivian Jenkins with international referee Norman Sanson, England…around the clubs, spotlight on Wasps, Wales…around the clubs, spotlight on Newport, Scotland…around the clubs, spotlight on Melrose, Ireland…around the clubs, spotlight on Instonians, Rugby World Leagues, action photos from the Lions v Barbarians game, Sean Diffley talks to former Cork Constitution, Ireland and Lions flanker Noel Murphy who is the new Ireland coach, “Teething Troubles” – a discussion on mouth guards, David Norrie with former England captain and British Lion Tony Neary, schools rugby by GW Abbott, David Parry-Jones meets Raoul Barriere coach of Beziers, Peter Bills talks to Roland Bertranne and John Hopkins profiles New Zealand’s coach Jack Gleeson, Ken Nicholson on Brian McKechnie, Alex Potter on violent play, Reg Sweet on South African rugby, Eddie Kann on rugby in Australia and Donald Cameron on New Zealand rugby
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January 1987 – the official RFU column, Nick Cain’s roundabout, former Wales & Lions flanker Tommy David talks about the “art” of captaincy, New Zealand tour of France – reports and results, Chris Thau investigates the new controversy of the drugs threat, Whitbread Team of the Month – Nottingham, Junior Team of the Month – Biggleswade, the Russians are coming – Chris Thau reports on Russia’s defeat of Italy in Genoa, Brian Wall interviews Llanelli’s wing Ieuan Evans, Bill McLaren talks to Scotland’s illustrious back row twins – the Calder brothers, Mick Cleary talks to athletics coach Tom McNab, World Cup news, Toshiba International Team of the Month – New Zealand, profile of Romania, Peter McMullan reports on Canada beating USA in Arizona, Phil Bennett on the Welsh pack problems, Welsh news, McEwans Scottish Club of the Month – St Boswells, English County Championship round-up, Leicestershire Rugby Union celebrates its centenary, Digital Irish Club of the Month – Lansdowne, results round-up, regions round-up, schools and youth rugby with Mike Stevenson, Rugby World & Post Junior Team Award – Pate’s Grammar School Cheltenham, women’s rugby with Tricia Moore, servicesece by Major John Quin Re, November 1986 diary, plus John Jeffrey poster.
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February 1987 – the official RFU column, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Australia’s coach Alan Jones on wealth waiting to be tapped, Bob Holmes talks to Neath & Wales fly half Jonathan Davies, English Divisional Championship results, Bill Beaumont assesses England’s Five Nations prospects, Bill McLaren talks to Scotland’s selector-in-chief Robin Charters about Scotland’s chances in the Five Nations, Phil Bennett warns Wales against over-optimism, Sean Diffley says that Ireland’s pack holds the key, World Cup news, Toshiba International Team of the Month – France, profile of Fiji, Fiji Barbarians World Tour 1986-87, McEwans Scottish Club of the Month – Caithness, Edinburgh are Inter-District Champions, Welsh news, Chris Thau reports from the Toulouse Masters – the exciting new club tournament, news from overseas, Oxford defeats Cambridge in the Varsity match, Digital Irish Club of the Month – Dublin University, regions round-up, Mike Stevenson on schools and youth rugby, Rugby World & Post Junior Team Award – Nottingham High School, results round-up, December 1986 diary, servicescene with Major John Quin RE, plus Richard Hill poster.
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Ireland
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June
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September
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November 1987 – the official RFU column, Nick Cain’s roundabout, John Mason of the Daily Telegraph on South Africa, Beaumont at large, Whitbread Player of the Month – Les Cusworth (Leicester), club focus on Hawick, Whitbread Senior Club of the Month – Rosslyn Park, Junior Club of the Month – Widnes, Top scorers compiled by Peter Jackson, caps up for grabs says Phil Bennett, Chris Thau suggests a future structure for the World
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December 1987 – the official RFU column, Whitbread Player of the Month – John Goodwin (Moseley), Nick Cain’s roundabout, top scorers complied by Peter Jackson, Varsity Match preview, Whitbread Senior Club of the Month – Waterloo, Junior Club of the Month – Bishop’s Stortford, Phil Bennett is encouraged by Wales’ latest victory, Chris Thau talks to USA Tour Manager Bob Watkins, Wales hammer USA, Chris Thau reports on the FIRA Championship, Soviet Coaching Director Eduard Tatulian talks to Chris
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January
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Jonathan Davies joins Rugby League. Pilkington Cup special - 16 pages.
Varsity match review.
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France.
England
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Scotland
reports and pictures. Wales V Ireland picture. A
decade of French dominance. New men on the scene - Paul Ackford, Mike Hall,
Craig Chalmers. IRB supplement exclusive to Rugby World readers. Pumas -
genuine amateurs. NZ - Shelford on the way out??
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April 1989 – British Lions Tour of Australia 1989 – Nick Cain’s roundabout, the official RFU column, former player and coach with London Welsh and Harlequins Iestyn Thomas urges a Welsh league structure, all the post-war British Isles captains in focus, Bill McLaren talks to Lions skipper Finlay Calder, strict amateur application harms Wales says Eddie Butler, Bill Mitchell suggests a smaller Welsh presence in the Lions “make-up), Beaumont at large – Bill Beaumont and Phil Bennett select their Lions squad, England beat France – report and colour
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May 1989 – British Lions Tour of Australia 1989 – the official RFU column, Pilkington Cup Final preview, Whitbread Player of the Month – Dusty Hare (Leicester & England), Schweppes Cup Final preview, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Phil Bennett regrets the exodus to rugby league, Lions tour party profiles, Eddie Butler on the contrasting attitudes of two captains, Wales beat England in Cardiff – report and colour photos, France overwhelm Scotland – report and colour photos, Beaumont at large – comments on the Lions tour party, Chris Thau talks with French captain Pierre Berbizier, Nick Cain reports on the Hong Kong Sevens, rugby in Romania and USA. ..........for more info about this issue please..... CLICK HERE Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1989-05 - £12.00 |
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June 1989 – British Lions Tour of Australia 1989 – the official RFU column, top scorers compiled by Peter Jackson, Irish report with Sean Diffley, Scottish scene by Bill McMurtrie, French reflections by Peter Fitzsimons, Welsh Bitter Rugby personality of the Month – Llantrisant RFC, Welsh club scene with Brian Wall, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Lions Tour Special – view from down under, Lions coaches Ian McGeechan and Roger Uttley interviewed by Bill McLareen and Nick Cain respectively, Greg Campbell reports on the South Pacific Championship, Lions tour schedule, Beaumont at large – review of the Pilkington Cup Final, Bath squeeze out Leicester in Cup Final.
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July 1989 – British Lions Tour of Australia 1989 – the official RFU column, Scottish scene with Bill McMurtrie, Clive Norling looks forward to an active summer, Irish report with Sean Diffley, civil war at Neath ends says Eddie Butler, Wales club scene with Brian Wall, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Beaumont at large – appraisal of early Lions form and tour shocks elsewhere, Lions on parade – pen portraits of the tour party, reports on early Lions matches – against Western Australia and Australia B, England overpower Romania in Bucharest – report and colour photos, England U21 beat their Romanian counterparts also in Bucharest, Chris Thau evaluates the first of the World Cup ’91 preliminaries featuring Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Israel, double page colour photo of the Lions squad, Bill McMurtrie on Japan’s famous victory over Scotland, Austin Daniel’s match report of Japan’s first victory over a major IB nation, Toulouse beat Toulon in the French Championship Final reports Henri Bru, Nick Cain sees Cambridge University light up the Lisbon Sevens – report, results and colour photos, RFU Celebrity Golf, schools and youth rugby with Mike Stevenson and Harry Townsend, Courage Championship National Divisions news plus news around the regions, servicescene with Major John Quin RE, results round-up, news from overseas.
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August 1989 – British Lions Tour of Australia 1989
– the official RFU column, Mick Cleary regrets an unfortunate decision
– England B coaches Alan Davies and Dave Robinson ditched, fine forward
play but backs need to improve says Edie Butler, Nick Cain’s roundabout,
Lions tour itinerary, Norman Mair suggests that Ian McGeechan was the main
man in nursing the Lions to recovery, Lions defeat New South Wales, New
South Wales and ACT, lose First Test but bounce back to take the Second
and take the series with a narrow win in the Third Test– reports and
colour photos, Ackford’s almanack – Paul Ackford’s diary of the
hardest hours, Beaumont at large – forward power the vital ingredient of
tour success, Stephen Jones savours the triumph down under with his tour
hero Lions back rower Mike Teague, Phil Bennett praises Lions scrum half
Robert Jones, All Blacks beat France in both Tests – report and reaction
with teams and scorers, Wales B pushed to the limit in Canada says Peter
McMullan with tour results.
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September 1989 –
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Keith Power compares English and New Zealand fitness standards, New Zealand defeat Australia – report, teams and scorers plus colour photos, Lions defeat ANZACS in final tour game – colour photos, Finlay’s final say – the Lions captain brass tacks reflections on the tour,
Crawshay’s in USSR, Welsh selector David Burcher talks with Brian Wall, Bill McLaren asks Scotland’s coach in Japan Ritchie Dixon what went wrong, British Columbia set fair for centenary celebrations, New Zealand hammer Argentina in both Tests with Argentina’s tour record, news from overseas, British Isles tour to Australia – all the facts and
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October
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November
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France
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December
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January
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Baa-Baas fall to the invincible NZ. NZ tour
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February
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Ben Clarke (Saracens), Mick Cleary meets England's hooker Brian Moore,
Five Nations focus - Stephen Jones (Sunday Times) argues that the
Championship is the envy of the sporting world, viewpoint - Wasps
assistant coach Rob Smith argues that the Divisional Championship must be
extended...,Rugby World Cup '91 - Ray Williams' message, international
crossroads with Chris Thau, commercial update, Romania Rugby Appeal,
special feature on Romanian rugby by Chris Thau, Scotland 32 Romania 0 -
match report, teams, scorers and colour action photos, the Weybridge
Congress, qualifying tournaments update, Madrid team of the tournament,
Bill Mitchell reports on Cambridge University winning the Varsity Match -
including teams, scorers and colour photos, Umbro Junior Team Award -
Dinnington Comprehensive School and Mount St Mary's College (both of
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March
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April
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Grand Slam 1990 - Wales
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May
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July 1990 – official RFU column – news from HQ – The Cooke Report 1989-90, whistle stop! – the Clive Norling column, postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Namibia Tests are a true tests - down the line with Phil Bennett, Namibia v Wales – Martyn Williams reports from Namibia on a First Test win for Wales under Ron Waldron, what Eddie Butler saw…, John Robbie assesses the scene in South Africa Greg Campbell reports on a stunning omission in Australia, Austin Daniel with news of Hong King’s successful tourists, Peter McMullan reports on Canada’s trip to New Zealand, Don Cameron looks at an All Black scrum half saga, lost to League.
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August 1990 – official RFU column – news from HQ – roadshow initiative a big success, Twickenham days for 1990-91, obituary – J MacG K Kendall-Carpenter CBE, postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Mick Cleary on Mickey Skinner – saint or sinner?, what Eddie Butler saw, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, Scotland so close in New Zealand, Ron Palenski assesses the scene in New Zealand in the wake of the Scottish tour, John Robbie’s tale of two cities in South Africa, Martyn Williams saw Wales scrape home in the second test in Namibia, Rugby World Cup 1991 information along with the tournament schedule, international crossroads with Chris Thau, Zimbabwe on song! – Rugby World Cup 1991 qualifying round results, American zone classification tournament, USA’s tour to Australia – itinerary and tour party, Eric Weil of the Buenos Aires Herald reports from Argentina, Greg Campbell describes two Aussie triumphs over the French tourists, Greg Campbell previews the Wallaby tour to New Zealand, Chris Thau reports from the Sicilian Sevens and Nick Cain from the Lisbon Sevens, servicescene by Major John Quin RE,
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September 1990 – official RFU column – news from HQ – getting the show on the road…Alan Black (National Promotions Officer) reports, postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, whistle stop! – the Clive Norling column, Buck’s broadside – The Wayne Shelford column, Ron Palenski reports on New Zealand v Australia 1st Test and Greg Campbell on New Zealand v Australia 2nd test, Greg Campbell reports on Australia’s contrasting home form – lost to France but beat USA, Nick Cain reports on England’s tour to Argentina – reports and stats, Beaumont at large, rugby builds bridges, what Eddie Butler saw…, leagues loom for Wales by Eddie Butler, Wall-to-Wall – Welsh news by Brian Wall, Ciaran’s comeback! – the Irish report with Sean Diffley, Bill McMurtrie on Scotland’s near miss in New Zealand, trial by training by Mick Cleary, Courage Championship – National Divisions, Midlands Division, Northern Division, London Division, South West Division, youth and schools rugby by Mike Stevenson and Harry Townsend, servicescene by Major John Quin RE.
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October 1990 - clubs must root out violence by DE Wood (RFU Secretary), Buck's broadside - Wayne Shelford warns that the All Blacks will bounce straight back from defeat in the 3rd Test by Australia, Swansea set to steal the show by Eddie Butler (Sunday Correspondent), a signing of the times - Mick Cleary examines the movement of players, Wasps 23 Racing 13 - colour photo, Rugby World Cup '91 - Ray Williams' progress report, Regional Directors' profiles, commercial update, Latins look likely lads...by Chris Thau, international crossroads by Chris Thau, Wallabies break All Black barrier, RWC venues in France - Grenoble & Brive, Advance Australia Fair - Australia beat New Zealand in Auckland - match report, teams, scorers and colour action photos, farewell to Mark Ella, South Africa hitting back at violence - trial by television, first ever win for Wales in New Zealand - Wales Under 19 tour, Clive Norling looks at the new laws and women's rugby by Alice Cooper. Ref: mgbr.rrwo-1990-10 - £5.00 |
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November
1990 - Whitbread Player of the Month - Stuart Barnes (Bath &
England), Wales 24 Barbarians 31 - match report, teams, scorers and colour
action photo, Whitbread Senior Team of the Month - Wasps, Whitbread Junior
Team of the Month - Syston, Back to the future - Mick Cleary on Neil Back,
Heineken Welsh Team of the Month - Abertillery, Eddie Butler (Sunday
Correspondent) speaks with Welsh captain Paul Thorburn, Rugby World Cup
'91 - Ray Williams' diary, drug cheats beware! by Dr Leon Walkden
(Chairman of Host Unions Medical Advisory Committee), commercial news,
amateur alterations, Barbarian birthday parties - at the London Hilton and
Bradford & Bingley Banquet, England 18 Barbarians 16 - match report,
teams, scorers and colour action photo, Italy rule the roost by Chris Thau,
team of the tournament, RWC venues - Pontypool & Otley, profile of
Eric Rush (New Zealand Maoris), Cotton Oxford Junior Awards - Adwick
School from Doncaster (School of the Month) and Sevenoaks Colts (Youth
Team of the Month), England Colts crush Canada
Colts.
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December
1990 - the RFU Youth Development Officers, Whitbread Player of the Month -
Paul Thorburn (Neath & Wales), England 51 Argentina 0 - match report,
teams, scorers and colour action photos, amateur or shamateur? -
world-wide reaction to the relaxation of amateurism, the myth of
invincibility - Mick Cleary asks if the All Blacks are on the wane,
Ranfurly Shield - Canterbury come a Cropper!, South Africa looks at
future stars, Rugby World Cup '91 - Ray Williams' diary, Regional
Directors' news, commercial news, refs - fully stretched by Chris Thau,
international crossroads, Japan 15 USA 25, France 3 New Zealand 24 - match
report, teams, scorers and colour action photo, Chris Thau interviews
Marcel Martin (Chairman of Rugby World Cup BV), profile on Hugo Porta
(Argentina), Ireland 20 Argentina 18 - match report, teams, scorers and
colour action photo, Heineken Welsh Team of the Month - Dunvant, Bill
McLaren spotlights one of Scotland's up-and-coming locks - Doddie Weir,
Whitbread Senior Club of the Month - Wakefield, Whitbread Junior Club of
the Month - Thanet Wanderers, women's rugby by Alice Cooper, Cotton Oxford
Junior Awards - Trinity School, Croydon (School of the Month) Wasps Colts
(Youth Team of the Month) and preview of the Varsity Match by Harry
Townsend.
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1991 - Wayne Shelford unimpressed
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February
1991 - England Grand Slam 1991 -
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March
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License to earn?? - official
view of players. 5-Nations round 1 -
Wales
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England
and
France
v
Scotland. RWC 1991 16 pages. Australia - Campese and his
dedication to the cause. NZ - Cash to flow?? Bill McLaren talks to John
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April
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Grand Slam finale - Blanco v
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May
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August
1991 - Strength in depth - NZ intend
to retain RWC. Welcoming back SA?? English fitness levels with Roger
Uttley.
England
at loggerheads - Players v Officials! French
Championship final. Trial by Television with Wayne Shelford. Poidevin
comeback. John Robbie on shake-up in Currie Cup. RWC 1991 supplement
number 16 - 16 pages.
Lisbon
7’s becoming European Senior tournament.
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October
1991 - Rugby World Cup 1991
- October 1991 – OFFICIAL WORLD CUP GUIDE – Rugby World Cup TV and radio guide, focus on pool 1 – England, New Zealand, United States & Italy, from the Tournament Director – Ray Williams, focus on pool 2 – Scotland, Ireland, Japan & Zimbabwe, off the pitch – news in brief, main men among the minnows by Chris Thau, profile of Serge Blanco, oh brother! by Chris Thau, focus on pool 3- Wales, Australia, Argentina & Western Samoa, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, World Cup tit-bits, 1987 remembered, focus on pool 4 – France, Fiji, Canada & Romania, the road to the Finals by Chris
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November
1991 - Rugby World Cup 1991 - November 1991 – RUGBY WORLD CUP – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, the opening ceremony, pool 1 – England 12 New Zealand 18,
official RFU column – news from HQ, the terminators – Grant Fox by Richard Bath, the terminators – Jeremy Guscott by Mick Cleary, France 30 Romania 3, the terminators – Pascal Ondarts by Chris
Thau, Scotland 47 Japan 9, the terminators – Chris Gray by Mick Cleary, Australia 32 Argentina 19, the terminators – John Eales by Nick Cain, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, double page colour photo of the 16 World Cup captains, Italy 30 USA 9, Fiji 3 Canada 13, Wales 13 Western Samoa 16, the terminators – Arthur Emyr by Richard Bath, Ireland 55 Zimbabwe 11, refs – the great north-south divide by Richard Bath, whistle stop! – the Norling verdict on the World Cup referees, Courage Championship – National Divisions, Midlands Division, London Division, South West Division, Northern Division, Junior Clubs of the Month – Combe Down RFC and Sheffield Oaks RFC, servicescene by Major John Quin RE, Mike Stevenson and Harry Townsend reports on youth and schools
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January
1992 - RWC to SA for 1995?? Should
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February
1992 - England back - to back
Grand Slam 1992 - 5-Nations preview from pages
10-31. Rupert Moon chooses
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March
1992 - England back - to back
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April
1992 - England back - to back
Grand Slam 1992 - Two Grand Slams on the trot
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June 1992 – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Whitbread/Rugby World 1992 Awards – Player of the Year – Will Carling, International Player of the Year – David Campese, Referee of the Year – Derek Bevan, Most Promising Player – Andy Nicol, Coach of the Year – Roger Uttley, Unsung Hero – Wade Dooley, Senior Club of the year – Bath, Junior Club of the Year – Rotherham, Services to Rugby – Jim Telfer, Photographer of the Year – Michael Thomas (Mail on Sunday), Services to Journalism – Colin Elsey (Colorsport), School Team of the Year – Durham School and Youth Team of the Year – Kelso
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July
1992 - Stuart Barnes returns
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August 1992 – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, death of the game! – Mick Cleary gets views on the new laws from Alex Wyllie (the coach’s view), Andy Cushing (the school’s view), Wayne Shelford (the player’s view), Fred Howard (the referee’s view), South Africa’s steroid time bomb by John Robbie, the New Zealand view by Don Cameron, Jim Tucker talks with Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones, Scots blitzed by Wallaby big guns says Ian Robertson, Don Cameron reports on the England “B” tour to New Zealand, World Cup Sevens – qualifying tournament in Catania
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September 1992 – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, is Naas Botha the best? asks Nick Cain, Italy’s pro circus by Richard Bath, All Blacks put to the sword by Jim Tucker, grievous bodily harm…All Blacks in the dock by Don Cameron, Greg Campbell talks with Paul Carozza (Australia), the laws and disorder by Don Cameron, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, testing time in South Africa by John Robbie, profiles of the 1992 Springboks, Bedford’s blast – the Tommy Bedford column, Mick Cleary meets Jack Rowell, “B” boys bomb out – England “B” lose to a New Zealand XV reports Steve Bale, Frankie Degas reports on France’s test victories in Argentina, why the Olympic option is still a non-runner says Chris Thau, Alvin Sallay on the Asian
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October
1992 - Clive Norling on new laws.
Alan Davies and Gareth Jenkins- Welsh coaches. Gavin Hastings with Bill
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November
1992 - Wallabies
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December
1992 - Wallabies
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January 1993 – Will England get the Lions share? – Paul Ackford (former British Lion), Stephen Jones (Sunday Times), Mick Leary (The Observer/Rugby World & Post) and Nick Cain (Rugby World & Post) select their Lions squad, whistle stop! – the Clive Norling column, England 33 South Africa 16, Beaumont at large, waiting in the wings…Peter O’Toole’s hilarious account of his violent rugby career, Wales 6 Australia 23, down the line with Phil Bennett, jam today, no way! – Wales on the up by Steve Bale, double page action photo of Barbarians v Australia, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, Burnell the bold! – Bill McLaren talks with Paul Burnell, Scottish notes by Bill McMurtrie, a very French coup – Argentina beat France in Nantes by Chris
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February
1993 - New 5-Nations cup and
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April
1993 - Lions Tour of New Zealand 1993 -
April 1993 – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, England 26 Scotland 12, oh, brother! – Richard Bath talks with England wing Tony Underwood, a Stark reminder – Bill McLaren talks with Scotland wing Derek Stark, Wales 14 Ireland 19, Steve Bale in conversation with Gareth Llewellyn the Neath & Wales second row, David Walsh chatted with Ireland second row Neil Francis, ruck-maul law…Mick Cleary discusses and has opinions from a wide variety of national and club coaches, Buck’s broadside, Scotland 20 Wales 0, Whitbread Player of the Month – Gary Armstrong..........for more info about this issue please.....
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May
1993 - Lions Tour of New Zealand 1993 -
May 1993 – BRITISH LIONS TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND – WORLD CUP SEVENS -
16-PAGE PULL-OUT – postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Western Samoans stride out! – Nick Cain sees the Samoans beat Fiji to take Hong Kong Sevens crown, ruck-maul law – Don Cameron looks at a controversial in-depth study on more penalties and less time the ball is in play, Bedford’s blast – the Tommy Bedford column, John Robbie on the new Springboks coach Ian McIntosh, Greg Campbell reports from the Canberra Sevens, pride of the Lions – Mick Cleary looks at initial reactions to the tour party, hard row to hoe! – Don Cameron outlines the nightmare schedule, Scot’s view – Gordon Brown, Welsh view – Mike Ruddock, Irish view – Syd
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June 1993 – BRITISH LIONS TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND –
Nick Cain’s roundabout, 20-page Lions preview – Mick Cleary on why the Lions aren’t up to it, All Black analysis with Graham Mourie, David Kirk, Gary Whetton and John Hart, Lions Manager Geoff Cooke on the spot, Buck Shelford assesses the new Zealanders, the Class of ’71, Sean Fitzpatrick, Peter Wright and Noel Murphy interviews, tour statistics, TV schedule and Lions tour party poster, the Pilkington Cup Final – Harlequins 16 Leicester 23…and the semi-finals Leicester 28 Northampton 6 and Wasps 13 Harlequins 14, “the Prince claims his crown!” – Richard Bath talks with Andy Harriman – England’s triumphant World Cup Sevens captain, whistle stop!
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July
1993 - BRITISH LIONS TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND
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Front cover photo of Ieuan Evans -
Starmer-Smith on the tour - Nick Cain reports on the tour -
match reports & statistics N Auckland, N Harbour, NZ Maoris,
Canterbury, Otago, Southland, 1st Test - Steve Bale interview with Ieuan Evans
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August 1993 –
BRITISH LIONS TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND – a test too far says Nigel Starmer-Smith, postbag – readers’ letters, Nick Cain’s roundabout, Lions down but not out! emphasises Nick Cain, Lions fall at the last – Nick Cain reports on the Third and Final Test, Buck’s broadside – the Wayne Shelford column, Grant Fox in conversation with Nick Cain, redcoats stand and deliver – Second Test report by Nick Cain, Jason Leonard tells Chris Thau about his great conversion, First Test fall out to Hawke’s Bay horror story by Nick Cain, in the realm of the Mooloo men – Nick Cain watched Waikato hammer the
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September 1993 – postbag – readers’ letters, Rugby World roundabout, the road to riches or ruin? by Mick Cleary, the player’s view by Stuart Barnes, Courage League preview, Irish preview with Sean Diffley, David Stewart previews the Heineken League in Wales, McEwan’s League preview with Bill McLaren, a complete guide to the season – 1993-94 fixtures, Big in Japan – Steve Seaton reports on moves that could see a New Zealander making his international debut for Japan when they tour Wales, farewell Geech – Mick Cleary analyses the contribution of the man rated the best coach in the Northern Hemisphere, Kick-off – free – the official magazine of the 1995 World Cup, method to this madness
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