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	Blackheath R.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was founded in 1858 and is the oldest continuously-existing rugby club in England.
		Blackheath Football Club (later Blackheath Rugby Club) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Proprietary School who played a "carrying" game of football made popular by Rugby School.
		Blackheath Rugby Club initially played its matches on the heath (meeting and changing at the Princess of Wales public house) but occasional interruptions from spectators led the club to move, initially to a private field (Richardson's Field) in Blackheath before moving to the Rectory Field in 1883.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackheath_Rugby_Club (358 words)

	Blackheath, London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blackheath is a place in London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich.
		The borough boundary runs across the middle of the heath; Blackheath Village is on the south side of the heath, in Lewisham, while the Blackheath Standard area and Westcombe Park lie on the north-east side, in Greenwich.
		However, Blackheath is perhaps most famous as the home of the Blackheath Rugby Club, founded in 1858, which was the first Rugby club in the world without restricted membership.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackheath%2C_London (964 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Propietary School who played a "carrying" game of football made popular by Rugby School.
		In 1862 the club developed the tactic of passing the ball from player to player as an alternative to the solo break and the "kick and follow-up".
		At the 6th meeting on December 8 F.W.C. withdrew Blackheath explaining that the rules that the FA intended to adopt would destroy the game and all interest in it.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Blackheath_Rugby_Club (312 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blackheath Football Club The oldest open rugby club in the world and is known throughout the game as simply 'the Club'.
		New York Rugby Club The New York Rugby Club is the oldest rugby club in the United States.
		Rugby is either one of two similar sports, the name of several places (notably Rugby, Warwickshire, England,) or the act of a man tucking his penis between his legs and pretending to be female.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Blackheath_Rugby_Club.html (475 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is the oldest rugby club in the world, dating back to 1858.
		Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Proprietary School who played a "carrying" game of football made popular by Rugby School.
		In December 1870 Edwin Ash, Secretary of Richmond Club published a letter in the papers which said, "Those who play the rugby-type game should meet to form a code of practice as various clubs play to rules which differ from others, which makes the game difficult to play".
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /blackheath_rugby_club.htm (454 words)

	Rugby football - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rugby Union ranks as the national sport of Wales, of New Zealand and of Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
		Rugby football has strong claims to the world's first and oldest "football club": the Guy's Hospital Football Club, formed in London in 1843, by old boys from Rugby School.
		Rugby league retains great popularity among working class people in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, and in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /rugby_football.htm (2023 words)

	Encyclopedia: Blackheath, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		SE3 is the postcode for Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham.
		Blackheath railway station is situated in the heart of Blackheath village in London.
		Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union, a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886 with fellow Celtic nations Ireland and Wales.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Blackheath,-London (3699 words)

	Olympic Club Rugby
		From 1907-1914, rugby was played in the “Big Game” between Stanford and Cal. Pomeroy joined the Olympic Club in 1907 and went on to be one of the most enthusiastic devotees to sport that has ever been connected to the Club.
		In 1908, with the “enthusiastic support” of Club President William F. Humphrey and the board of directors, the rugby team was launched at the OC with Douglas Erskine as its first commissioner.
		Rugby died down over the next several years, but was revived in the early 30s under the coaching of Jack Patrick.
	www.ocrugby.com /1162241.html (1875 words)

	Bambooweb: Blackheath Rugby Club
		Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Propietary School who played a "carring" game of football made popular by Rugby School.
		BRC was the first rubgby club in the world without restricted membership.
		In 1862 the club deveoped the tactic of passing the ball from player to player as an alternative to the solo break and the "kick and follow-up".
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/b/l/Blackheath_Rugby_Club.html (319 words)

	1860s
		Francis Maude Campbell of Blackheath was elected Treasurer.
		West of Scotland FC formed, Glasgow's oldest Football Club, a founder member of the SRU West and also played a leading role in establishing International Rugby by being a prime mover in organising the first rugby International (Scotland vs England) in 1871 and hosting it at it's ground in 1872.
		The club produced caps such as Sandy Carmichael, Peter and Gordon Brown, the Gossman brothers, David Leslie, Gerry McGuiness, Matt Duncan, James Craig and Alan and Gordon Bulloch.
	www.rugbyfootballhistory.com /timeline1860s.htm (692 words)

	Articles - Rugby union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rugby union is the national sport of Wales, New Zealand and Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa.
		Blackheath Rugby Club, who claim that they were founded in 1858 are one of the world's oldest surviving rugby club.
		For the next few years rugby clubs continued to agree rules before the start of each game as they had always done, but on January 26, 1871, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) formed, leading to the standardisation of the rules for all clubs in England that played a variety of the Rugby School laws.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Rugby_Union (3504 words)

	Rugby football - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		However, the trophy for the Rugby Union World Cup bears the name of "Webb Ellis" in his honour, (as does Ellis Park in Johannesburg a major international rugby union stadium,) and a plaque at the school 'commemorates' the 'achievement'
		The Blackheath Rugby Club, in London, founded in 1858, is the oldest surviving non-university rugby club.
		The club is also important in the history of association football (soccer): as Blackheath Football Club, it was a founder member of the Football Association (FA) in 1863.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Rugby_football (1892 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blackheath Rugby Club, in partnership with JSS Pinnacle, will be providing coaching to schools in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark.
		Mark Percival, Blackheath's director of youth and development, said: This is without doubt the most exciting project the club has undertake in recent years.
		Blackheath's community sceheme would not be taking place but for funding provided by JSS Pinnacle and Sportsmatch, a Government-funded organisation which encourages commercial sponsorship of sport at its grass-roots.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=23945 (209 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club - History
		In 1858 the Blackheath Football Club was founded by some of the old boys of the school as an open club, and so was born the first rugby club in the world without restricted membership.
		Blackheath had a leading role in the formation of both the Football Association and the Rugby Union.
		Blackheath decided to pioneer its own code of rules during a period when almost every variation of rules were followed.
	www.blackheathrugby.co.uk /history1.asp (408 words)

	Blackheath Cricket Club
		All three clubs played on the Heath and took their names from localities fringing the Heath itself - Dartmouth Row on the West edge; Morden Road and College to the East and the Paragon - a handsome and imposing Georgian Crescent on the southern edge of the Heath.
		Blackheath Dartmouth played on the Heath opposite Lansdown Place and was graced by the eminent presence of the legendary "Felix" - the Ian Botham of his day.
		Although Blackheath were often in contention to win the Kent League in the '70s, it took until the 1982 season before the Championship pennant flew at the Rectory Field.
	www.members.tripod.com /~BlackheathCC (1086 words)

	And Now We Are Six \|\| TheLeicesterTigers.co.uk - Unofficial Leicester Tigers News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blackheath Rugby Club resigned from the newly formed Football Association because of irreconcilable differences in their interpretation of how to play football.
		One of the basic principals of the RFU was that rugby should be played as an amateur sport and this was generally accepted in the early years.
		The northern rugby teams were a breeding ground for some of the best players in England but the split now meant that these players were no longer available for selection in the Union national side.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s103/st64190.htm (2200 words)

	Read about Rugby football at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Rugby football and learn about Rugby football here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rugby School in 1823 -- has little evidence to support it.
		Rugby Football Union (RFU), leading to the standardisation of the rules for all rugby clubs in England.
		The 1890s saw a clash of cultures between working men's rugby clubs of northern England and the southern clubs of gentleman, a dispute revolving around the nature of
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Rugby_football (1688 words)

	Rugby Football
		The distinctive features common to both rugby games are the ovoid ball and the fact that passing the ball forwards is illegal, so that ground can be gained only by running with the ball or kicking it.
		Blackheath and a number of other clubs continued to play their own individual varieties of football.
		On January 26 1871, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) was formed, leading to the standardisation of the rules for all clubs that played a variety of the Rugby School laws.
	artzia.com /Recreation/Sport/Rugby (833 words)

	University of Greenwich - Press Release - MINIMUM WAGE BOOSTS PAY FOR HAIRDRESSERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Thomas Mulquin Memorial Cup match was played between the University of Greenwich rugby team and a select veterans XV from Blackheath Rugby Club last week, raising over £1,000 for charity in the process.
		Thomas, who was a member of the university rugby club, died suddenly during a training session last November at the age of 20 due to a condition known as sudden adult death syndrome.
		Chairman of the university Rugby Club Mark Robinson, who organised the event, says: “We felt it was an appropriate way to remember Tom and wanted to raise some money for the Wooden Spoon Society at the same time.
	www.gre.ac.uk /pr/releasearchive/916.htm (366 words)

	Blackheath from Swoopon.co.uk.
		If you care about Blackheath, the Heath itself, the village and the surrounding area, you will probably be interested in the work of the Blackheath Society.
		Blackheath andamp; Bromly Harriers AC, one of the oldest and strongest athletics clubs in the UK, based in Bromley (south London, UK).
		Oldest golf club in England, 'instituted' in 1608 by the court of king James I. Located in London.
	www.swoopon.co.uk /Local.aspx?town=Blackheath (343 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Blackheath Rugby Club (BRC) was founded in 1858 by old boys of Blackheath Proprietary School who played a "carrying" game of football made popular by (additional info and facts about Rugby School) Rugby School.
		As a result of this meeting (additional info and facts about Rugby Football Union) Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded.
		(One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria) Wales fixture on 19 February 1881, which England won, again with four BRC players in the side.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/blackheath_rugby_club.htm (411 words)

	Lordswood RFC - Welcome
		The club is also considered as one the best teams in Kent and the South East region.
		With the mini rugby section, the under 11's and under 13's have progressed further and further and with the season ahead the whole club hopes to see them move forward and become a winning force with the talented youngsters they have within their teams.
		The whole club is looking forward to the forthcoming season and have high hopes of success.
	www.lordswoodrfc.co.uk (377 words)

	Blackheath Rugby Club Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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	Printer Friendly Format - Redhill And Reigate Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But the wives and girlfriends at Blackheath rugby club say they've no competition in the partying stakes.
		The women at Blackheath rugby club are left unimpressed by the high-rolling "rich bitches" portrayed in the ITV drama.
		Alison Kervin, a former PR manager at the English Rugby Football Union (RFU), is currently penning Rugby Studs, a novel shedding light on the steamier side of the 15-man game.
	www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=268444 (407 words)

	Blackheath RFC Supporters Webpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There is some contention as to just which club is indeed the oldest one on the planet as there were claims from Dublin and Cambridge Universities that they were established in the 1830's.
		Blackheath's claim is that they are 'the oldest open rugby club in the world' - having opened their doors in 1858.
		It appears that the Guy's Hospital Rugby Club have been playing the code for the longest time of all but not being an open club, this does not affect the Club's status
	www.geocities.com /colosseum/lodge/2650/History.html (104 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The event, which takes place ever Wednesday evening and runs until August 1, on Blackheath, is sponsored by the club and the local Hare and Billet Public House.
		Howe then made is first-team debut for Blackheath at the age of 19 and he soon became a regular in the squad.
		Meanwhile, Blackheath Rugby Club's under-nine rugby players celebrated the end to a fantastic season in which they played 25 games, winning and drawing one, with a try count of 90 against just four!
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=25224 (276 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Rugby Links
		An argentine rugby football club founder of UAR in 1899
		County rugby in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands
		Gloucester All Blues RFC are a local club based in Glos and are one of the oldest clubs in the county, having just celebrated their 75th Anniversary.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Rugby_Links/CatId/4 (518 words)

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