Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union

The History of rugby:
PART 9
1953-1959 England & France flex muscles
NEXT WEEK: JEKYLL & HYDE 60s

Arm wrestle: England battle France en route to the Grand Slam in 1957

Major Talent: England scrum-half Dickie Jeeps gets the ball out against France

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ITH everybody looking to make up for lost time after World War 2 rugby continued to enj oy a golden era throughout the mid and late 1950s which offered up a much-appreciated sporting diversion in a pretty grey decade. In the UK, rationing didn&...