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1997 John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71
1996 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/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, born in Chapel of Ease, Wales, rugby union player, rugby coach, captain for The Barbarians, British and Irish Lions, Wales 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, New Zealand 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, Australia and England Rugby wing-forward 1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game |
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