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YC&AC

BEST YC&AC RUGBY PLAYER IN 1930s

2021-09-05

BEST YC&AC RUGBY PLAYER IN 1930s Background: As explained in the story about Bill Salter’s reminiscences, in 1989 I decided to track down and interview the …

FIRST INTERPORT RUGBY MATCH (YC&AC vs KR&AC) IN 1902

2021-09-04

Background At the end of the 19th century the two leading international trading ports in Japan were Yokohama and Kobe and they were both home …

1972 Interport Rugby in Japan

2021-08-21

The annual rugby interport match played between Yokohama (YC&AC) and Kobe (KR&AC) started on Xmas day 1902 and was Japan’s longest running rugby fixture. Kobe hasn’t been able to field a team for more than 10 years. Here is a report on the 1972 match that was published in the club’s monthly in-house magazine and forwarded to me by John Quin, who played for the YC&AC that day.

HOW I ENJOYED RUGBY WITH THE YC&AC

2021-02-12

HOW I ENJOYED RUGBY WITH THE YC&AC (1979-1986) (Editor’s note: I would like to encourage other old sporting Japan hands to follow Chris’ path and …

OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF BEGINNINGS OF RUGBY IN JAPAN IN YOKOHAMA, WHY IT TOOK SO LONG AND ROCK-SITTING

2019-10-23

Days before the eagerly awaited RWC2019 commences, Yokohama City will commemorate the city’s leading role in the start of rugby in Japan and Asia by …

Mike’s search into Japan’s mysterious rugby past – by BBC Sport

2019-10-02

BBC Sport recently published this articles following an interview Rugby World Cup: One man’s search into Japan’s mysterious rugby past Reward for 10 years of …

Japan’s mysterious rugby past

2019-10-02

Source: Mike’s search into Japan’s mysterious rugby past – BBC Sport BBC Sport in Yokohama By Becky Grey Reward for 10 years of dedicated study …

The ABC interviews Mike Galbraith on Sporty

2019-09-14

The ABC interviews Mike Galbraith on Sporty Mike was interviewed last week on Sporty – ABC Radio National – the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Part1. This …