@[email protected] to Rugby [email protected]English • edit-21 year agoHawke’s Bay Rugby Union says ‘genuine accident’ cause of broken Ranfurly Shieldwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkHawke’s Bay Rugby Union says ‘genuine accident’ cause of broken Ranfurly Shieldwww.rnz.co.nz@[email protected] to Rugby [email protected]English • edit-21 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
This is an almost 120 year old Rugby Union trophy that got dropped and split in two. Video referred to in article is on twitter here. Another article here claiming “white powder” on the shield. Another image of white powder here.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoThis is why, iirc, the top 14 hand out a replica. Edit: and don’t forget the Calcutta cup being used as a soccer ball outside the Balmoral hotel back in 1990
This is why, iirc, the top 14 hand out a replica.
Edit: and don’t forget the Calcutta cup being used as a soccer ball outside the Balmoral hotel back in 1990