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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 7h

Conspiracy theorists would say that this is so they can easily move to Twickenham if they need to.

The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 01/10/2026

I was actually looking at something on a different page of that paper and in huge letters at the bottom of a positive piece about women’s rugby was an ad for this piece

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 01/10/2026

It's been over 35 years, but some Welshmen still feel the same way. (Wales on Sunday, 31st March 1991)

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 24/09/2026

I love that by attending a game, I’m blocked from watching all other games live

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 22/09/2026

Every time I see the new Sharks logo I think of Super Rygbi Cymru

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 20/09/2026

📚 Historian Tier is what keeps TRHP going, at only £4 per month (or £40 per year!) you get access to my monthly newsletter and the knowledge you made me cry. 🔗 therugbyhistoryproject.com/2026/09/20/i...

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Tony Collins @collinstony.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here’s my tribute to the great Billy Boston, in conversation with Jenna Brooks and Jon Wilkin on SkySportsRL’s podcast ‘The Bench’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn_C...

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Remembering and celebrating the life of Sir Billy Boston | The Bench Podcast

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 27/08/2026

Atleast the tickets for this one are in the future, they often forget to turn meta ads off and you get ads for a game that happened two months ago

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 27/08/2026

Ever wondered why Northerners play league and Southerners play union? And what do butter statues have to do with it all? Watch the 22nd episode of The Rugby History Project on YouTube now! youtu.be/3dwtxzPjNOY

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Why Northerners Play Rugby League

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 27/08/2026

Butter statues, Reverends, and Andy Burnham: The Story Behind Rugby's Worst Break-Up In 1895, class, geography, and politics split a footballing code in half. Over a century later, the war still wages between the two codes. This is why (some) Northerners play rugby league.

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Why (Some) Northerners Play Rugby League

In 1895, class, geography, and politics split a footballing code in half. Over a century later, the war still wages between the two codes. But what does Andy Burnham have to do with it all?

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 26/08/2026

New TRHP drops tomorrow at 16:30 for the written article and 17:00 for the pod version! Unfortunately, due to Spotify being incredibly rude, Spotify and other podcast platforms will be audio-only for this edition.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 25/08/2026

Sir Billy Boston was one of the greatest wingers the game has ever seen. At just 19 he “Went North” when it became clear he wouldn’t be accepted in Welsh rugby due to the colour of his skin. In Wigan he became a legend. Rest in Peace Sir Billy.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 25/08/2026

Truly one of the greatest the game has ever seen

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 23/08/2026

And the gold medal game between the USA and Australia is at 20:30 UK time! www.youtube.com/live/7BJoTMO...

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Gold medal Match: Australia x USA - 23 Aug 2026

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 23/08/2026

GB’s final game is the bronze medal match against Japan. Yes the Paralympic champions Japan. Yay. 18:30 tonight! www.youtube.com/live/qBk3c8f...

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Bronze medal Match: Great Britain x Japan - 23 Aug 2026

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 23/08/2026

Day 6 recap - We were completely outplayed by the Aussies but I’m not surprised by it - We rely so heavily on a high/low pointer line up but the game is evolving past that and mid pointers are being utilised so heavily by other teams - Our young high pointers need to learn how to control the game

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 22/08/2026

PSA: if a Brit is called 'Robbo' it is pronounced 'Rob-bo' not Robo like robot. It's definitely not Robo when the guy is in a wheelchair either.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 22/08/2026

There's four minutes left of the semi-final but it's safe to say we'll be headed to the bronze medal match. The loss is bad but the commentary is so, so much worse.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 22/08/2026

Next Team GB game is at 18:30 British time against reigning world champs Australia. We faced the Aussies in the bronze medal match in Paris where they just pipped us. www.youtube.com/live/xXmdKQU...

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Semifinal 1 (Game 41): Australia x Great Britain - 22 Aug 2026

This match is part of the 2026 WWR World Championship, 17-23 August...

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 22/08/2026

Day 5 recap - we’ve struggled in the third quarter this past week but despite Canadas best efforts we were consistently ahead. - A healthy win to get us through to the semi-final against Australia - Japan and USA continued to dominate the other parts of the comp but they now will face each other

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 21/08/2026

Day 4 recap: - Good performance against the French, did we hold back before? Learning maybe? As we finished 2nd in the group we’ll face group a’s 3rd place team Canada at 18:30 TONIGHT in the quarter finals! www.youtube.com/live/e6lAEEt...

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Quarterfinal 3 (Game 35): 3A x 2B - 21 Aug 2026

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 20/08/2026

Hannah Bucys maturity wise is next level for her age and I think that the benefits of the Team GB Women’s programme is paying off big time.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 20/08/2026

GB has a selection of very young high pointers which is always a risk, they have to learn somehow and unfortunately there just isn’t the ability to have the high level games super often.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 20/08/2026

Losing to Japan by that much is gutting but there is the weird habit of teams losing in the groups and winning in the knock outs. However, Japan were methodical and completely tore apart Team GB. Japan haven’t rested on their laurels since ‘24 whereas GB are still rebuilding.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 20/08/2026

Thoughts from Day Three of the Wheelchair Rugby World Champs - Japan, damn.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

Seriously though the Bic 4 Colour Pro pens are life changing, especially the one with the mechanical pencil.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

The Rugby History Project is glad to learn that one of the most important items in our process is not going up in price.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

Team GB play Germany at 1:30pm and Paralympic Champions Japan at 9pm today. All games are on the WWR YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@worldwheelc...

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World Wheelchair Rugby

The official Youtube channel of WWR. Here to win. worldwheelchair.rugby

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

- Comms were really good, sometimes we don't get any so a pleasant surprise. - Electric boards already crashed into and broken. - The USA are the team to beat. They have two star players who are mid pointers who play like high pointers (Aoki and Adam) which is really hard to overcome.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

- The young lads (Walker and Wightman) don’t gel well on court together. They're both pretty similar in terms of play and they also both sit very high in their chairs, which throws off balance in both senses. They get intercepted a lot when they play together and there isn't much direction.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

- A far more junior team was used against Colombia. Bucys the standout of those players but Smith also barely left the court. - Bucys skill is insane and she's grown a lot since the last time I saw her play. Her passing is mental and when combined with Robbos speed, they're unstoppable.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 19/08/2026

Thoughts after days one and two of the Wheelchair Rugby World Champs: - Two Team GB wins over Denmark, and Colombia got the campaign off to a strong start. - A really strong team was used against Denmark, with Robbo being on court for almost the entire game.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

Great Britain squad for the 2004 Paralympics, in the centre a young Jonathan Coggan can be seen. He has been a mainstay low pointer for Team GB and will compete in Brazil. (Source: Source: Old School Wheelchair Rugby Facebook Group)

A wheelchair rugby team in formal wear before the Paralympic opening ceremony

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

Wheelchair Rugby Final at the 2000 Paralympics. (Source: Wheelchair Rugby AU)

A large crowd surrounding an indoor sports court

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

Joe Soares of the USA at the Atlanta Paralympics, 1996. (Source: Old School Wheelchair Rugby Facebook Group)

A middle aged man in a wheelchair playing wheelchair rugby. He has on a bandana with stars and he has the ball in his lap.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

I managed to find some vintage Wheelchair Rugby photos this week which was very, very cool. First up: Wheelchair Rugby Founders, Duncan Campbell, Jerry Terwin, Randy Dueck, Paul LeJeune and Chris Sargent, Undated. (Source: Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association)

Five white male wheelchair users take a photo together

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

Based off the colours of the jersey, do we have a code switch? Up the Wahs?

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

The play offs will be BRUTAL with the top four teams very close in standard and the likes of Canada and Wheel Blacks hot on their tales!

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

The WWR Championships kicks off next week- here’s a run down of the games. All games will be streamed here: youtube.com/@worldwheelc...

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

The algo was not a fan of the name of my newest Historian Tier newsletter about Wheelchair Rugby. Not sure why… therugbyhistoryproject.com/2026/08/14/m...

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 14/08/2026

Murderball 101 Wheelchair Rugby has had many names, but at its core, its values have remained. Ahead of the ninth edition of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, August's Historian Tier Newsletter is an introduction to the sport.

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Murderball 101

Wheelchair Rugby has had many names, but at its core, its values have remained. Ahead of the ninth edition of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, August's Historian Tier Newsletter is an introduction to the sport.

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The Rugby History Project @therugbyhistoryproject.com · 12/08/2026

It’s Mollys world, we’re just living in it