Daily Mirror Online Browsing through the rugby olympic history, we find the game as an event that wonofficial status at the second Olympics held during the Universal Exhibition http://www.dailymirror.lk/2002/10/23/sports/3.html
Extractions: St. John's College delivered a stunning blow in the Under 13 Inter-School ten-a-side tournament when they brought down the heavily favoured-to-win Wesley side by 7 points to nil in a quarter-final fixture. St.John's who were playing their first game in the contest after receiving a walk-over from S.Thomas' Prep in the pre-quarter finals, scored an early try and held on to that lead until the end. The Wesleyities had survived the pre-quarter final clash edging out St. Joseph's College during extra time. But this time they were under severe pressure as St.John's College put up a stunning performance whilst dominating the last few minutes. St. John's will now take on 'giant killers' Sri Rahula MV Kandy in the first semi-final on Saturday.
History Of The Modern Olympic Games history of the Modern olympic Games Where Athens, Greece Countries Participating 13 When March 25April 3 Athletes Participating 311 Male 0 Female Overall medal winner Greece of Events 43 football(soccer), rowing, equestrian events, golf, rugby, cricket, croquet, water polo, yachting, sailing, and http://www.patchproducts.com/nbygw/2000/printable/modern.htm
Extractions: Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY Picabo Street competed in her last Olympic race, Americans went 1-2-3 in a winter event for the first time in 46 years and a snowboarder who had a liver transplant won a bronze medal. Who knew, right? While the world was absorbed with a skating dispute that will forever stain these games, 2,500 other athletes went on with the show - their Olympic moments overshadowed by scandal. Now that Canadian skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier finally have their gold, athletes and fans have but one plea as the games enter their final week: Move on!
HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Medalists In Rugby history. rugby has been an olympic sport four times. In 1900 and 1924,roundrobin tournaments decided the standings. Single-elimination http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olrugby.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Rugby has been an Olympic sport four times. In 1900 and 1924, round-robin tournaments decided the standings. Single-elimination tournaments were used in 1908 and 1920. The final shown for those years is the score of the gold medal game. Top of page Year Gold Final Silver Bronze France Not played Australia Great Britain Only two teams competed Not played United States France Only two teams competed United States France Romania Top of page Index to Olympics Rugby World Cup Six Nations Tournament Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search This page last updated Sunday, 05-Jan-2003 16:13:37 PST http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olrugby.shtml History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory
HickokSports.com - History - Alphabetical Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y. history. Biography. Rose Bowl; RossTrophy (NHL); Rounders; Rowing Medalists; rugby olympic Medalists; rugby World Cup. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/alphindx.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum Links ... Search Site Choose the first letter of the subject: History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory A Top of Page B Top of Page C Top of Page D Top of Page E Top of Page F Top of Page G Top of Page H Top of Page I Top of Page J Top of Page K Top of Page L Top of Page M Top of Page N Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame National Association of Base Ball Players National Association of Professional Base Ball Players National Baseball Hall of Fame ... Neil Trophy, Edward J. (boxing)
Olympic History: Water Polo - Olympics 2000 olympic history Water Polo. In the mid1800s, water polo was derivedfrom England as an aquatic version of rugby football. By 1870 http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/waterpolo.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Water Polo Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Aquatic Centre ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! In the mid-1800s, water polo was derived from England as an aquatic version of rugby football. By 1870, the London Swimming Association made a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools. The sport was primarily played in rivers and lakes and was in stark contrast from today's game. Water polo was more rough than rugby and players often came to the water's surface almost unconscious from long wrestling bouts underwater. It was so brutal that many colleges in the U.S. banned water polo from its campuses. When rule changes were introduced in Scotland in the 1880s, the modern game came to be, focusing more on skill than strength. As a result, the sport became more popular as it spread throughout Europe and Britain.
USA Rugby Games. Shortly after the 1924 olympics, however, the International olympicCommittee (IOC) removed rugby as an olympic sport. Without http://www.usarugby.org/about/history.html
Extractions: AN AMERICAN TRADITION On May 5, 1874, Harvard University hosted Montreals McGill University at Cambridge, Mass., in the first recorded rugby game on American soil. While there are no records of the match and no one remembers who won, the game sparked an interest on college campuses nationwide. As American rugbys popularity began to grow, rugby was soon included as a sport in four Olympic Games (1900, 1908, 1920, 1924), and the United States claimed victories in both the 1920 and 1924 Games. Shortly after the 1924 Olympics, however, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed rugby as an Olympic sport. Without the Olympic incentive, the sports growth in America collapsed and the game remained dormant for the next half century. However, the sport then enjoyed a renaissance, beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the 1970s. This created the need for a national governing body to represent the USA in the International rugby community. Four territorial organizations gathered in Chicago, Ill., in 1975 and formed the United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby). Today, USA Rugby is made up of seven Territorial Unions (TUs) and 37 Local Area Unions (LAUs),and supports more than 50,000 members. U.S. National Teams
All-American Rugby Team : History foothold. In fact, it was another successful collegiate trip to BritishColumbia that sparked the USA's involvement in olympic rugby. http://www.rugbyallamericans.org/history.html
Extractions: The All-American team was one of the first US teams to play outside of North America. In 1910, travelling under the name "American Universities," collegiate players toured Australia and New Zealand. It was an intrepid venture into the heartland of the game, and while the Americans lost the majority of their matches, they began a touring tradition that would bear golden fruit in the years to come. At the time of their expedition, the game of rugby union was enjoying a burst of popularity in the States, particularly in California. Major universities such as the University of California, Berkeley (Cal) and Stanford had withdrawn from American football competitions in 1906, citing concerns over "brutality" and burgeoning professionalism. Rugby became the sport of choice. Soon the traditional university rivals were drawing crowds of more than 20,000 to their annual rugby clash, and were regularly sending teams to British Columbia to vie for "the Coast's" rugby crown. In this manner the West Coast became something of a hotbed for American rugby, a title that still holds true nearly a century later. The All-American-Antipodean rivalry resumed in 1912 when the "Waratah Rugby team of Australia won the first international Rugby game to be played on American soil." The final score was 12-8, after the Americans had led well into the second half.
HickokSports.com - History - Index To The Olympics This document is the index to pages containing the history of the olympics in the history section of HickokSports.com, the largest collection of sports information on the Internet. Polo. Powerboating. Rhythmic Gymnastics. Rowing. rugby. Sailing. Shooting. Skeet Shooting International olympic Committee (IOC) history, profiles, current news, information on all http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olympix.shtml
What's New On BSSH Pages? 2002) The Real Story of the Ancient olympic Games (Added 8/11/2002) The rugby Museum,rugby School (Added Coulthard Museum (Added 8/11/2002) history of Ipswich http://www2.umist.ac.uk/sport/links1.html
BSSH Directory Of Sports Museums of William Webb Ellis it's originator, provides an insight into the origins ofthe rugby football. International Institute for Sport and olympic history (IISOH http://www2.umist.ac.uk/sport/mus.html
Extractions: BSSH Directory of Sports Museums The International Association of Sports Musuems and Halls of Fame (IASMHF) web service provides more information about its member sites but since it is restricted to members only, it does not include all of the museums listed below. Museums and Halls of Fame are listed first by country then national museums followed by regional museums. A searchable database for British sports museums is currently under development. FIFA Museum The Olympic Games Virtual Museum Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum, P.O. Box 175, Melborne Cricket Ground, Jolimont Terrace, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, AUSTRALIA The Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour Sydney Includes a Gallery of Sport and Leisure that currently has exhibits on the history of beach culture in Australia, the devleopment of Surf lifesaving and the role of women in this movement, Speed boat racing, the evolution of 18ft skiffs, the America's Cup, Racing and Cruising. It is a ten story Gallery space that has AUSTRALIA II with its winged keel on display with sails rigged. The Museum presents thematic social history exhibitions on aquatic sport and leisure using multi media, as well as objects, graphics and labels. Display material is drawn from the National Maritime Collection, International Museums and private individuals. Melbourne Cricket Club Museum Paintings, photographs, apparel and equipment, trophies, porcelain and other superb cricket-related items are on display. Australia.
International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Rowing; rugby; Running; Sailing (see Yachting); Selfdefense (see Martial Arts Otherlinks to pages about the International Institute for Sport and olympic history. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html
Extractions: Adapted physical education Air Sports Alpine skiing (see skiing) Ancient / Antiquities (Greece, Rome, etc) Aquatics (see Water sports) Archery Architecture (sports stadiums and facilities) Arts (see Sport in Art: coins, medals, posters) Association football (see soccer) Athletic injuries (see sports medicine) Backgammon Baseball Badminton Basketball Biathlon Bibliography Bicycling (see cycling Billiards Biomechanics Blacks in Sport Canoeing, Rowing, Yachting Bobsleigh (see Winter Sports) Bowling Boxing Business (see Sport and Business) Canoeing Cars and car racing (See Automobiles) Cards Checkers Cheerleading Chess Children and Physical Education Coaching (19th century) College Athletics Cricket Croquet Curling Cycling Dance Diving (See Dressage (See Equestrian Sports Drugs and sport (See Sports medicine) Equestrian Sports Exercise Facilities (see sports stadiums and facilities) Falconry Fencing Field Hockey Figure skating (see Skating) Fitness (See Physical Fitness) Football (American) Football (British, see Soccer)
International Institute For Sport And Olympic History American culture, football originated in the 19th century from rugby rules when linksto pages about the International Institute for Sport and olympic history. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3donatefootball.html
Extractions: Library and Museum The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars) from a benefactor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of AMERICAN FOOTBALL. This is a naming opportunity for the benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of AMERICAN FOOTBALL . The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors. The endowment becomes a permanent trust fund invested by the Institute with only the quarterly earned interest being used for development of the AMERICAN FOOTBALL collections in both the Library and Museum.
History Of Rugby League & Australian Sport Records re rugby League rugby Union history, 13. rugby Union Publications,1920. Queensland rugby Union Publications, 20. olympic Publication, 20. http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/olympic/tb_collection.html
Extractions: BEQUEST BIOGRAPHY LECTURE COLLECTION ... HOME Tom Brock Collection A Guide to the Tom Brock Collection was published by the Tom Brock Bequest Committee in 2000. It was compiled by Ms Jennifer Bolton, MIM-Archiv/Rec (UNSW) BA (UNE). The Collection, which is housed in the Social Sciences and Humanities Library , The University of New South Wales, includes manuscript material, newspaper clippings, books, photographs and videos on rugby league in particular and Australian sport in general. It represents the finest collection of rugby league material in Australia. Below are the Contents of the Guide which provide some idea of the scope of the Collection. LIST OF SERIES TITLES PAGE Records re: Randwick Sporting Hall of Fame Scrapbooks from NSW Rugby Football League Headquarters (photocopies of extracts) Document "Needs some introductory statements" C. Little Records re: Internationals Wall of Fame Melba Studio Photographic Catalogue of Rugby League Players Souvenir Programmes Rugby Union and Rugby League Records re: Helms Athletic Foundation California Records re: National Film and Sound Archive Records re: South Sydney Leagues Club Takeover New Zealand Ruby League Publications Records re: Sport in History the Making of Modern Sporting History
Tom Brock Australian Society For Sports History an annual scholarly lecture on the history of Australian issues of industrial relationsin rugby League from Bequest Committee Centre for olympic Studies The http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/olympic/tb_bequest.html
Extractions: BEQUEST BIOGRAPHY LECTURE COLLECTION ... HOME Tom Brock Bequest The Tom Brock Bequest, given to the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) in 1997, consists of the Tom Brock Collection supported by an ongoing bequest. The Collection, housed at The University of New South Wales , includes manuscript material, newspaper clippings, books, photographs and videos on rugby league in particular and Australian sport in general. It represents the finest collection of rugby league material in Australia. ASSH has appointed a Committee to oversee the Bequest and to organise appropriate activities to support the Collection from its ongoing funds. Objectives: 1. To maintain the Tom Brock Collection. 2. To organise an annual scholarly lecture on the history of Australian rugby league. 3. To award an annual Tom Brock Scholarship to the value of $5,000. 4. To undertake any other activities which may advance the serious study of rugby league. 5. To publicise the above activities.
Overview Page dreamers. Top. olympic Club rugby history Founded in 1860, The olympicClub is the oldest athletic club in the United States. Teams http://www.ocrugby.com/main_overview.htm
Coach's Background Overview Coaching history United States 2002 , Head Coach, olympic Club rugby SiliconClassic Tournament, First place champions. International Players Coached http://www.ocrugby.com/main_coach_background.htm
Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union yet most spectacular eras in the history of Pacific players in California, however,to let rugby get away forwarded soon after to the US olympic Committee for http://www.pacificcoastrugby.com/template.php?sid=10
BBC SPORT | ATHLETICS-FIELD | Dragila Vaults Into History Front Page Football Cricket rugby Union rugby League Tennis Golf Motorsport AmericanStacy Dragila made olympic history on Monday as she won the http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/low/english/olympics2000/athletics-field/newsid_9410
Extractions: Front Page Football Cricket Rugby Union ... Paralympics Monday, 25 September, 2000, 11:52 GMT 12:52 UK American Stacy Dragila made Olympic history on Monday as she won the first women's pole vault gold. Dragila, the world record holder, cleared 4.60 metres to beat Australia's Russian-born Tatiana Grigorieva into second place. The 29-year-old Californian set a new world's best at the US trials in July of 4.63m, but her efforts to raise that mark by a further two centimetres failed. Afterwards she said: "Winning and making history. I don't think there's anything better. I was an average athlete when I took up the pole vault seven years ago. To go on the Olympic stage is a dream come true." Dragila has a habit of winning inaugural events having won the first women's world indoor title in 1997 and the first outdoor title in 1999. World bronze medallist Grigorieva cleared 4.55m with Vala Flosadottir of Iceland third (4.50). Former world record holder and home favourite Emma George failed to qualify for the final. The men's pole vault was included in the inaugural Games back in 1896, but it has taken 104 years for the women's event to gain recognition.
