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1997 John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71

1996 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby intl/journalist, dies at 67

1996 George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81

1996 Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57

1995 Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58

1994 Woodrow "Woody" Strode, U.S. rugby player/black cowboy actor (Oil), dies

1994 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83

1993 Daniel H Craven, South African rugby coach, dies

1971 Paul Newlove, rugby league player

1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland

1964 Nigel Redman, English rugby international player

1964 John Gallagher, rugby league player

1963 Rob Andrew, English rugby player

1961 Ellery Hanley, rugby league player

1960 Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player

1957 Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby player

1956 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player

1952 Dusty Hare, English rugby player

1951 Graham Price, British rugby player

1951 Mike Sleman, rugby player

1950 Willie Duggan, rugby football player

1949 Roger Uttley, English rugby player

1948 Y. Y. Williams, Welsh rugby player

1947 Andy Irvine, rugby player

1947 M Jacques Fouroux, rugby player

1947 Michael Mavor, Head Master, Rugby School

1946 Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player

1945 Gerald Davies, British rugby player

1945 Barry John, Welsh international rugby player

1943 Walter Spanghero, French rugby player

1940 John Dawes, rugby coach

1940 Willie-John McBride, British rugby player

1939 Budge Rogers, British rugby player

1939 Tom Kierman, British rugby player

1938 Richard Sharpe, English rugby player

1938 Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist

1937 Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International

1937 Noel Murphy, British rugby player

1936 Colin Meads, rugby player

1933 David M Storey, British rugby player/playwright, Home

1932 A. R. Dawson, rugby player

1931 Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council

1931 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass

1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St. John's Rugby, 7-3

1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms

1929 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist

1928 Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg

1926 British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms

1916 Verdun Scott, NZ cricketer/rugby player

1915 George Brian Snape, businessman and rugby league entrepreneur

1911 Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union

1911 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player

1910 Regina Rugby Club's 1st game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6

1910 Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms

1910 Regina Rugby Club forms

1909 1st rugby match (Twickenham)

1908 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux

1908 Calgary Rugby Football Union forms

1908 Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship

1908 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers

1907 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds

1907 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club's 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary

1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8)

1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball

1906 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club forms

1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston

1892 Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms

1891 Canadian Rugby Union forms

1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union forms

1883 Quebec Rugby Football Union forms

1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union forms

1883 Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms

1871 1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0

1871 British Rugby Union forms

1867 Sammy Woods, cricket bowler, Aust and England Rugby wing-forward

1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game



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