YC&AC
BEST YC&AC RUGBY PLAYER IN 1930s
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 …
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FIRST INTERPORT RUGBY MATCH (YC&AC vs KR&AC) IN 1902
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 …
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1972 Interport Rugby in Japan
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.
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HOW I ENJOYED RUGBY WITH THE YC&AC
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 …
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OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF BEGINNINGS OF RUGBY IN JAPAN IN YOKOHAMA, WHY IT TOOK SO LONG AND ROCK-SITTING
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 …
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Mike’s search into Japan’s mysterious rugby past – by BBC Sport
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 …
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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 …
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The ABC interviews Mike Galbraith on Sporty
The ABC interviews Mike Galbraith on Sporty Mike was interviewed last week on Sporty – ABC Radio National – the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Part1. This …
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HISTORY
First university and old high school rugby in Tokyo and Kyoto
According to Japanese rugby historians, Ginnosuke Tanaka and Edward B.F. Clark first taught rugby to Keio University students in 1899, and in December 1901, Keio …
