WOW. What an insight to the era before...League and Union split, and all of the players or their children fought and died less than a dozen years later? Also...the facial hair was formidable.
Interesting, much more considering my big interest in the history of the modern football codes, back then you could see that the game implied moving the ball with the feet like in football thus we know why it is called Rugby Football.
Great footage
James Lomas was my great grandfather
People seem very happy ..
WOW. What an insight to the era before...League and Union split, and all of the players or their children fought and died less than a dozen years later?
Also...the facial hair was formidable.
League and Union split in 1895
I am assuming this was rugby league.
What became known as rugby league@@andrewlong6438. This was the Northern Union.
Interesting, much more considering my big interest in the history of the modern football codes, back then you could see that the game implied moving the ball with the feet like in football thus we know why it is called Rugby Football.
Hey, I would love to use this footage in a documentary. Please get in touch.
American football still uses those trousers haha!