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 […]
16th September 201028th September 2023golf The golfer who’s always on top at the Ryder Cup It was at a tournament sponsored by one of his businesses that Ryder took an aspiring English professional under his wing. The […]
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 […]
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. […]
