Hugo Porta | |
Dubbed the ‘magician of Argentine rugby’, Hugo Porta enjoyed an international career spanning 19 years and is the Pumas’ leading point scorer. | |
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Category: History
Jack Kyle | |
Regarded as the greatest ever Irish player, Dr John Wilson Kyle was a key figure in Ireland’s Grand Slam winning team of 1948. | |
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Melrose RFC and Ned Haig | |
Little did Ned Haig and David Sanderson realise that their money-spinning idea for a Sevens tournament in 1883 would go on to become a worldwide favourite. | |
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Joseph Warbrick and the 1888 Natives Team | |
Joseph Astbury Warbick coached and captained the 1888 Natives Team on their record 107-match tour of New Zealand, Australia and the British Isles. | |
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Wilson Whineray | |
Sir Wilson Whineray played with distinction for a number of New Zealand provinces and the national side in a sparkling rugby career. | |
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Danie Craven | |
Dr. Daniel Hartman Craven captained and coached South Africa and was Chairman of the IRB Council in 1962, 1973 and 1979. | |
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Gareth Edwards | |
Gareth Edwards is a name synonymous with Welsh and British Lions rugby history. | |
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John Eales | |
A natural leader, former Australia captain John Eales is one of a select group of players to have won the Rugby World Cup on two occasions. | |
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin | |
The founder of the modern Olympic Games and a passionate proponent of rugby. | |
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William Webb Ellis | |
William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 February 1872) was an Anglican clergyman who is famous for allegedly being the inventor of Rugby football whilst a pupil at Rugby School. | |
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