1st England Rugby T-Shirt International Match - Navy

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1st England Rugby T-Shirt International Match - Navy

The 1st England Rugby T-Shirt International Match is an exceptional quality T-Shirt which is inspired by the teams of England and Scotland who played the first ever game between nations in 1871.

As documented, the�first international Rugby Football game�was advertised the Bell�s Weekly a Sporting publication on the 8th December 1870. When a challenge�was issued by the Captains of five Scottish Clubs to play�a 20-a-side game to be played under the Rugby rules. Against an England Rugby team�"selected from the�whole of England�.