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150 years ago today … the letter which changed rugby union forever

6 December 2020 David Barnes Comments Off on 150 years ago today … the letter which changed rugby union forever

When the captains of five senior Scottish rugby clubs challenged their English counterparts to game of rugby, they laid the foundations of the sport we know today …

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