rugby prints 1870-1930

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www.rugby-pioneers.com a very arbitrary selection of 25 fine rugby prints 1870-1930

March 2008

All pictures belong to Frédéric Humbert (www.rugby-pioneers.com) and are believed to be in the Public DomainThis work is shared under Creative Commons licence BY–SA–2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

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Rugby college : the Big-Side

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« Moeurs Anglaises », French newspaper, 1868

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Football at Rugby – Harper’s weekly - 1870

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“Famous English Football Players”, Boy’s Own Paper, 1881

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Stade Français vs Rosslyn Park 1892First international rugby match in continental Europe

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Stade Français playing at Stade de Courbevoie, 1897

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Rugby League Trade cards c1900

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Pascal Laporte, Captain of Bordeaux, 1901

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« The Moa and the Lion » 1904New Zealand b British Lions 9-3 (1904) (Wellington, NZ)

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Wales 1905

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The « All Blacks » 1905

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Rugby in the French Army, 1904 Equipe de Football du 78eme - En Touche

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“Football Colours of some of our Public Schools”

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Rugby print by Mich, c1910

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Aviron Bayonnais 1914French Champion 1913 (H.O.Roe, F.Forgues…)

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Perpignan vs Tarbes for « Brennus Shield » 1914 final of French championship in « La Vie Au Grand Air »

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England b. France, April 1921in "Le Petit Journal Illustré"

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“Captains Courageous” by MELin Illustrated Sports & Dramatic News, Feb. 1928

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Rugby at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, by Roowy

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Ireland b. France at Stade de Colombes, 1925

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Rugby print by André GallandAdvertising for Kina Lillet c1930

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France b. Ireland in Dublin, 1930Coach Jules Cadenat makes a wine break at half-time… (true story…)

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Rugby in Italy, fascist propaganda, c1930

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« Twickenham from Airplane  » by Fougasse, 1931