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 […]
25th June 201028th September 2023cricket, football, golf, rugby Charles W Alcock: the Mackem who created the FA Cup & international football Update: 19 November 2010 – Good to hear that Alcock’s birthplace has now been commemorated with a Blue Plaque. The Sunderland Echo […]
26th April 201028th September 2023cycling, football, rugby FC United to put down roots in Newton Heath Great article from David Conn of the Guardian on FC United’s plans to return to the birthplace of Manchester United in the […]
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 […]
