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An 1891 rugby match between England and Scotland

When was the first international rugby match, and who played in it?

c1880, the Paris rugby team.

When Vichy France banned rugby

A scene from an early rugby union game

The history of rugby: when was the sport invented?

Irish rugby fans in London for the international match between Ireland and England at Twickenham Stadium, 13 February 1937. (Photo by E Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rugby warriors: the rugby-playing heroes of the First and Second World War

A 19th-century cricket match at the Kennington Oval. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

10 things you didn’t know about London’s sporting history

The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales

History explorer: Britain’s coal industry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ed Morrison with Nelson Mandela. (Image: Ed Morrison)

When I met Mandela: 1995 Rugby World Cup final

English medical student Roger Bannister

A history of British sport

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