12th January 201028th September 2023curling, winter Olympic sports Lake of Monteith, Stirling; would-be venue for rare curling bonspiel Sorry to read that the hopes of Scottish curlers for a rare “bonspiel” have melted away. One of the most eagerly awaited […]
11th January 201027th November 2023rugby, women Enniskillen – birthplace of women’s rugby Hot on the heels of my post on the origins of sevens rugby, Simon Barnes wrote about a landmark for women’s rugby […]
22nd November 200928th September 2023curling, museums, winter Olympic sports Mapping historical curling places at the Royal Caledonian Curling Club While creating the map of sporting museums and collections, I was browsing around the website of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club when […]
15th September 200928th September 2023football, rowing, summer Olympic sports Looking for Busby’s birthplace in Lanarkshire On 6 September 2009, Motherwell defeated Manchester United’s reserves to win the Sir Matt Busby Shield. The charity match was organised to […]