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Rest Of Europe XV
Four Home Unions v Rest of Europe was a rugby union match played in 1990 to raise money for the rebuilding of Romania following the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu in December 1989. The Four Home Unions team's logo was that used by the British & Irish Lions. The Rest of Europe played under the badge of the Romanian Rugby Federation. The match was played at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, and the Four Home Unions won the match 43–18 with England captain Will Carling scoring two tries. The winners were awarded The Skilball Trophy. Teams Four Home Unions *Gavin Hastings, A G Hastings *Tony Stanger, A G Stanger *Will Carling, W D C Carling *Jeremy Guscott, J C Guscott *Rory Underwood, R Underwood *Rob Andrew, C R Andrew *Richard Hill (scrum-half), R J Hill *David Sole, D M B Sole *Brian Moore (rugby union), B C Moore *Mike Griffiths, M Griffiths *Paul Ackford, P J Ackford *Neil Francis (rugby player), N P Francis *John Jeffrey, J Jeffrey *Peter Winterbottom, P J Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national team, although they can pick uncapped players who are eligible for any of the four unions. The team currently tours every four years, with these rotating between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in order. The most recent test series, the 2021 series against South Africa, was won 2–1 by South Africa. From 1888 onwards, combined British rugby sides toured the Southern Hemisphere. The first tour was a commercial venture, undertaken without official backing. The six subsequent visits enjoyed a growing degree of support from the authorities, before the 1910 South Africa tour, which was the first tour representative of the four Home Unions. In 1949 the four Home Unions formally created a Tours Committee and for the first time, every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
