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Great Britain - France. Rugby League exhibition series. East London, 27 July 1957
by [Original press photographs]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
Four photographs (between 160 x 205 mm and 137 x 203 mm) of rugby league football action. Three of the photographs are certainly of the encounter between Great Britain and France in East London on 27 July 1957, and were developed by the studio of H. A. Klausner. The fourth photograph has the hand-stamp of Barrett's News Photos, Johannesburg, and is from a training match of the same period. Largely on the back of Tom van Vollenhoven's exploits for St Helens after the Springbok star switched codes, there were efforts to launch rugby league football in South Africa during the 1950s. Three exhibition games between Great Britain and France were arranged. Although at least one source claims that the final game, scheduled for East London, did not take place, these photographs prove otherwise. The players depicted are wearing the kits of France and England, and penned notes on the reverse of two of the photographs read "Rugby League / East London 27/7/57: Great Britain scores to make 17 32", and "Rugby League East London 27/7/57: Gt. Britain scores to make 17 57." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8624
- Title
- Great Britain - France. Rugby League exhibition series. East London, 27 July 1957
- Author
- [Original press photographs]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- Rugby League Football. South African Rhinos Sport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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