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Our first look at what all Rugby Men and Women would love to have in their possession - in 2016!
15 May 2015
Here's how an Olympic Rugby Gold Medal will look for those winners of the Men's and Women's competitions in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. They are a simple design - you might even say not particularly artistic - but they will be so keenly fought for!
Who will win them? The favourites are clear-cut; in the men's its Fiji, South Africa and New Zealand while for the women it's New Zealand, Australia and England I reckon. But look out- there could be major upsets! USA have the most exciting Men's team this year while Canada women can never be ruled out.
As of writing this; (May 2015) there are 14 months to go - anything could happen!
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BEDELL-SIVRIGHT, ‘DARKIE’
Cambridge University, Edinburgh University and Scotland
22 internationals for Scotland 1900–08
1 international for Great Britain 1904
One of the first men in rugby to gain a reputation for being a tough, hard-nosed footballer, D.R. Bedell-Sivright (spelled Bedell-Sievewright by some historians) was a vigorous forward (and a Scottish heavyweight boxing champion), perhaps a forerunner of the tough men of later generations.
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