Rugby Union: Passion Can Give Scotland an Edge; ENGLAND V SCOTLAND TODAY 6PMENGLAND head coach Andy Robinson yesterday warned his players they will face a Scotland side fuelled by a raw 'hatred' of their oldest foes in today's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham.Daily Post (Liverpool, England)...
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Scotland has a deep and storied relationship with the sport of rugby union. After all, the Scottish Rugby Union (which is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland) is the second oldest rugby union in the world. Plus, the Scottish Rugby Union was also a founding member of the ...
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Rugby enthusiasm also spread rapidly to Ireland and Scotland, with a club founded at the University of Dublin in 1854 and the formation by the Old Boys of Edinburgh of the Edinburgh Academicals Rugby Football Club in 1858. In 1863 the tradition of club matches began in England with Blackheath...
the Welsh Rugby Union formed in 1881, and Wales soon entered the Home Championship, competing with England, Ireland, and Scotland. Wales won its first title in 1893. Unlike England, a more competitive system arose in Wales, with a South Wales Challenge Cup being contested between 1878 and 189...
which was played in 1875 against England, eight Ulster-based players took part. Rugby in Ulster at this time was mostly overseen by the Irish Football Union, with the Northern Football Union of Ireland controlling the game in Belfast. The two unions amalgamated in 1879, with the provincial br...
The Challenge Cup began as the 'European Conference' (later renamed the European Shield) in 1996 with 24 teams from England, France, Italy, Romania, Scotland and Wales divided into four groups of six. All seven of the French teams made it to the quarter-finals with English club Northampton...
Another busy day in the rugby union game as Jamie George replaces the injured Dylan Hartley in England’s starting line-up for the France game. What’s on the site The rugby mastermind tasked with... Borthwick: We've got so close to... 'I've got a new book deal!' | Jones... ...