19th February 202228th September 2023athletics, J.G. Chambers, Olympics, rowing Conundrums in the search for John Graham Chambers Since I first posted on my research into the life of Queensberry Rules author John Graham Chambers, I have accumulated more than […]
4th May 201228th September 2023football 140 years of FA Cup final venues The FA Cup final has been synonymous with Wembley since 1923. However, 10 venues have staged finals over the tournament’s 140 year […]
21st December 201128th September 2023athletics, boxing, football, golf, Olympics, rowing, rugby, summer Olympic sports, swimming Will London 2012 give Britain’s sporting heritage its Moment to Shine? The ‘towns on route’ have been announced and 6800 torch bearers have been unveiled. The complex planning process for the 2012 London […]
4th March 201128th September 2023Folk, football, rugby Shrovetide commemorations of the origins of football and rugby The International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of association football, meets in the spring of each year. The 2011 […]
4th October 201028th September 2023golf Sir Terry Matthews & Celtic Manor put Newport on map Since I found a discarded copy of the Telegraph on a train last week, I’ve been meaning to link to this article […]
15th September 201028th September 2023rugby The Newport semi that forced Wales out of international rugby 6 Llanthewy Road in Clytha Park, Newport holds a unique place in rugby history. In 1897, this semi-detached house forced Wales out […]
17th March 201028th September 2023rugby What do the last three Six Nations Grand Slams have in common? This post is slightly off the topic of sporting landmarks, but topical as Rugby’s 2010 Six Nations reaches its climax. Chapter 1 […]
11th March 201028th September 2023athletics, cricket, cycling, football, rugby, tennis The Six Nations and the origins international rugby Each spring, Murrayfield, Twickenham, the Aviva Stadium on Dublin’s Lansdowne Road and the Millennium Stadium become places of pilgrimage for rugby enthusiasts. […]
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 […]