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Memorial to rugby’s fallen in the Great War

ONE of rugby’s many tributes to those who fell during World War 1 this weekend has been a special commemoration gathering at Compiegne, organised by the World Rugby Memorial which is seeking to record the contribution of rugby players around the world during World War 1.
The focus of activities has been the RCC Compiegne club just 3km from the Glade of the Armistice deep in the forest where the terms of Germany’s surrender were finally signed in a railway carriage during the early hours of November 11, 1918.
Teams from LLandovery College, Ystalyfera, Peter Symonds College Winche...

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