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A brief history of the England 🏴 rugby jersey ahead of the #ENGvFRA game in this weekend's #SixNations.
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The white shirt with its famous red rose was first worn back in 1871.
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The white shirt with its famous red rose was first worn back in 1871.
On 27 March, 1871, 20 (yes, 20) men represented England against Scotland at Raeburn Place. The match was played under Scottish laws (laws at this point had regional variations) and played in front of 4,000 spectators.
Played over two 50-minute halves, Scotland won by one goal and one try to England's one try. There were no points awarded in those days, and the home side won thanks to the fact it had more 'goals' (a converted try in this case) than England did.
A brief history of the Wales rugby shirt ahead of the #WALvENG game in this weekend's #SixNations.
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The scarlet shirt of Wales is one of the most iconic shirts in world rugby. Wales have worn red since their first game in 1881. 🏴
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The scarlet shirt of Wales is one of the most iconic shirts in world rugby. Wales have worn red since their first game in 1881. 🏴
Wales played their first international before the foundation of the Welsh Rugby Union. Players wore a red shirt with the Prince of Wales feathers. As can be seen from the team photo, the shirts were not 100% uniform and two players didn't even have the correct one.
The feathers are ostrich feathers. While they may well be the Prince of Wales’s feathers, the symbol's origin has no connection with the native Princes of Wales from days gone by. (Art here by Raluca Moldovan).
This has blown up! Nothing to promote but here's a little context;
• until today Italy had not won a game in the Six Nations tournament since 2015
• this included a losing streak of 36 games
• Italy had never beaten Wales in Wales
• all of that changed because of this try
• until today Italy had not won a game in the Six Nations tournament since 2015
• this included a losing streak of 36 games
• Italy had never beaten Wales in Wales
• all of that changed because of this try
#BREAKING France beat Scotland 36-17 in Six Nations to remain unbeaten
#UPDATE France stayed on course for their first #SixNations Grand Slam and title since 2010 with a thumping 36-17 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield
📸 @ellophoto & @acbphoto for @AFPphoto
#AFPSports
📸 @ellophoto & @acbphoto for @AFPphoto
#AFPSports
@ellophoto @acbphoto @AFPphoto #UPDATE France's #SixNations win in Edinburgh was their first since 2014 u.afp.com/wAma #AFPSports
Do you know what a treaty is? How about a land acknowledgement? It’s important to learn about each ⤵️
Treaties are agreements made between the Government of Canada, #Indigenous groups and often provinces and territories that define ongoing rights and obligations on all sides. These agreements set out continuing treaty rights and benefits for each group.
The Haldimand Proclamation is a decree signed in 1784 that gifted 950,000 acres of land to #SixNations Territory and Mississaugas of the Credit for their loyalty to the British Crown, their substantial losses and heroic sacrifices during the American Revolution.
1/3 #CDNpoli #CDNmedia
Someone asked if this attack on #Indigenous #PressFreedom is connected to my investigation
RE #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #SixNations #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia
Think @RCMPONT should strongly consider
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Someone asked if this attack on #Indigenous #PressFreedom is connected to my investigation
RE #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #SixNations #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia
Think @RCMPONT should strongly consider
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
2/3 Here's my investigation for context as to why the arson attack on #Indigenous #PressFreedom may be related
#CDNpoli #CDNmedia #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #FrankParlato #SixNations #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia cc @RCMPONT
#CDNpoli #CDNmedia #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #FrankParlato #SixNations #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia cc @RCMPONT
3/3 Here's a supplementary thread with new info since I published that investigation
RE #CDNpoli #CDNmedia #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #FrankParlato #SixNations #Indigenous #PressFreedom #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia cc @RCMPONT
RE #CDNpoli #CDNmedia #Elxn43 #ForeignInterference #Kinsella #RogerStone #FrankParlato #SixNations #Indigenous #PressFreedom #BuffaloChronicle #BuffaloMafia cc @RCMPONT
If that photo of Rory Best was from today, then I think that’s a really bad judgement call. I understand wanting to support a friend, but he’s also the @IrishRugby captain. Three days out from start of the #SixNations to be appearing in that court, not good.
On whether to support a friend who’s been accused of the things that are on the table here, I think everyone will have a different opinion on that. Some people would disown, some support until court decision, and some people would support a friend regardless.
If the timing was different & there wasn’t a tournament starting on Saturday, would this show of support be okay? I’m not sure. Particularly since the girl involved specifically expressed fear about going up against Ulster rugby (although they might not have known that).
