Grand Slam

GRAND SLAM ENGLAND NATIONAL RUGBY TEAM WING CYRIL LOWE. THE STORY BEHIND RUGBY’S WAR HEROES. England National Rugby Team hero Cyril Lowe was quite a unique rugby player. He was slight of build, weighing just 9st 6lb (60 kg). But was an exceptional rugby player. A great finisher with speed and wonderful footwork. He won [...]

CHILL-OUT SUNDAY THE ELLIS RUGBY ENGLAND RUGBY WILL CARLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOK PREVIEW England Rugby Will Carling autobiography book preview. Author - England Rugby Will Carling This week Will Carling OBE has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Will Carling, was one of England’s youngest ever captains. He holds an impressive record. From [...]

ENGLAND RUGBY FIVE NATIONS GRAND SLAM HERO. THE STORY BEHIND RONALD COVE-SMITH. England Rugby Five Nations Grand Slams of 1923 and 1924. Were captained by Dave Davies and Wavell Wakefield. A core player is both these successes was Ronald Cove-Smith. He was an outstanding player. Also, he captained the England Rugby team to a further [...]

ENGLAND RUGBY UNION TEAM. ENGLAND’S BEST FLY-HALF? BORN IN WALES. England Rugby Union Team. One of England’s best ever Flyhalfs was in fact born in Wales. William John Abbott Davies, known as Dave. He was born in Pembroke, Wales, and originally played for Pembroke Dock Harlequins. Davies joined the Royal Navy and opted to represent [...]

GRAND SLAM 1923 1924 ENGLAND RUGBY. THE STORY BEHIND THE 1924 FIVE NATIONS GRAND SLAM Grand Slam 1923 1924. In 1923 England had dominated the Five Nations Rugby Tournament that saw them clinch an impressive Grand Slam against France in Paris. So, in 1924 the other competing nations knew of England’s strengths. It made this [...]

GRAND SLAM ENGLAND RUGBY. THE STORY BEHIND THE 1923 FIVE NATIONS GRAND SLAM Grand Slam England Rugby - It is extremely difficult to secure a 6 Nations Grand Slam. But, the England Rugby team of 1923 and 1924 managed to win back-to-back Grand Slams. In this blog post, we tell the story from the start [...]

ENGLAND RUGBY GRAND SLAM 1923 & 1924 BACK TO BACK England Rugby Grand Slam victories of 1923 and 1924 inspired the design of our Rugby Shirt. The great teams of 1923 and 1924 led by Dave Davies and Wavell Wakefield. And in this article we look at some key players who helped England Rugby dominate [...]