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Rugby Union

Subject
Rugby Union World Cup 1987
Springbok tour 1971
New South Wales Rugby Union
Waratahs
Asher, Albert Opai
Campbell, David Watt Ian
Farr-Jones, Nick
Kearns, Phil
Messenger, Dally
Shehadie, Nicholas
Zavos, Spiro
Concord Oval
Anti-apartheid demonstration, Sydney Cricket Ground 1971
English Lions supporters at the Rugby World Cup final, Sydney Olympic Park 2003
New South Wales Rugby Union Team 1886
Rugby Union at Sydney University 1934

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Rugby Union

Rugby Union World Cup 1987

Rugby union contest held every four years since 1987 between the top international teams. The winner receives the William Webb Ellis Cup named after the Rugby School pupil who invented the game by picking up the ball during a soccer game.

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Springbok tour 1971

Australian tour by South African rugby union team which was disrupted by anti-apartheid protesters.

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New South Wales Rugby Union

Rugby union governing body formed in 1874.

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Waratahs

Rugby union club which represents New South Wales both nationally and internationally.

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Asher, Albert Opai

Rugby union and rugby league player who toured Australia in an all-Maori rugby league team and was instrumental in the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football League.

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Campbell, David Watt Ian

Australian poet whose studies in Cambridge and rugby union prowess lead to him representing England in the 1930s.

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Farr-Jones, Nick

Rugby union footballer who represented Australia 63 times and was captain of the 1991 Rugby World Cup winning team.

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Kearns, Phil

Australian rugby union player who was captain of the team on 10 occasions.
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Messenger, Dally

Renowned footballer in both rugby league and rugby union in the early years of the twentieth century.

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Shehadie, Nicholas

Rugby union player of Lebanese origin who achieved success as an international sportsman before his career in business and politics.

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Zavos, Spiro

Rugby union player.

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Concord Oval

Oval seating 20,000 built in 1987 for the Rugby Union World Cup match.

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Anti-apartheid demonstration, Sydney Cricket Ground 1971

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By
Jack Hickson
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[Australian Photographic Agency 36212]

English Lions supporters at the Rugby World Cup final, Sydney Olympic Park 2003

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By
Benjamin Rushton
Contributed By
National Library of Australia
[nla.pic-vn3110989]

New South Wales Rugby Union Team 1886

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a473001 / PXE 653 (v.26) Item No. 63]

Rugby Union at Sydney University 1934

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By
Sam Hood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[hood_00506 / Home and Away - 506]

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