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Capítulo 6: Curiosidades

10 tests · 100 datos · actualizado el 28 de octubre de 2026 · markdown

Rugby's odder corners: a village in Tennessee, famous people who played, a match on Everest, kicking rituals, rugby at the movies, nicknames, weather days, players who tried other stages, the longest kick and Guinness records.

6.61Rugby, Tennessee

An English writer's village in the hills of Tennessee, named after his school.

Test 1Rugby, TennesseeHacer un test

  1. The author of Tom Brown's School Days backed the colony.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  2. Younger sons who would not inherit land at home.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  3. It is in Morgan County, on the Cumberland Plateau.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  4. The epidemic hit soon after the population reached about 300.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  5. They were donated by publishers and colonists between 1880 and 1884.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  6. Wooden Victorian buildings with Gothic details.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  7. Much of the Victorian village survives.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  8. 1857, 1880, 1881 and 1972.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  9. 1567, 1871 and 1880.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · recuerdo

  10. Its furnishings have hardly changed since.

    Fuente: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · aplicación

6.62Famous People Who Played Rugby

A revolutionary, two presidents and a dictator who all played the game.

Test 1Famous people who played rugbyHacer un test

  1. He later played for Atalaya too, accounts differ on when.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  2. The magazine ran for about eleven issues.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  3. A friend kept his inhaler ready at the touchline.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  4. He was there as a Rhodes Scholar in the late 1960s.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  5. Rugby was a club sport there.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  6. He had played for Nile RFC before that.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  7. He was Uganda's light heavyweight boxing champion.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  8. 1951, 1964-68 and 1968-70.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  9. Born in the 1920s, 1928, July 1946 and August 1946.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · recuerdo

  10. Che Guevara's asthma never kept him off the field for long.

    Fuente: El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin · aplicación

6.63The Highest Match

A full-contact game of sevens on an Everest glacier.

Test 1The highest matchHacer un test

  1. It was played on 30 April 2019.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  2. On the Tibetan side of the mountain.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  3. Reports gave 6,331 m; Guinness lists 6,322 m.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  4. The usual length of a half in sevens.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  5. Each side scored one unconverted try.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  6. Lee Mears, Ollie Phillips and Tamara Taylor played too.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  7. It supports disabled and disadvantaged children.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  8. About 5,119 m, about 6,331 m and 8,849 m.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  9. 25-26 April, 30 April, then the official record.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · recuerdo

  10. The set-up met Guinness rules for a record.

    Fuente: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · aplicación

6.64Kicking Rituals

Imaginary women in the stand, clasped hands and six perfect kicks.

Test 1Kicking ritualsHacer un test

  1. He aimed to hit her with the ball.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  2. Aiming at a small target sharpened his focus.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  3. A low, still crouch with hands together.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  4. The routine helped him shut out the noise.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  5. Alred was part of England's 2003 coaching team.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  6. If one missed, they started the six again.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  7. A string of small touches and moves before every kick.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  8. The same steps every time.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  9. About 1995, 2003 and the 2010s.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · recuerdo

  10. Wilkinson's drop goal beat Australia in Sydney.

    Fuente: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · aplicación

6.65Rugby at the Movies

A president, a captain and a poem: rugby on the big screen.

Test 1Rugby at the moviesHacer un test

  1. It followed South Africa's year of hosting the tournament.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  2. Freeman was nominated for an Oscar for the role.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  3. Damon trained hard to look the part of a flanker.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  4. Carlin was a journalist who had covered South Africa.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  5. Mandela drew strength from the Victorian poem in prison.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  6. It is set in the north of England.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  7. The poem ends 'I am the captain of my soul'.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  8. 1963, 2008 and 2009.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  9. 1875, 1995, 2008 and 2009.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · recuerdo

  10. The 1995 tournament.

    Fuente: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · aplicación

6.66Players' Nicknames

Pinetree, Billy Whizz, the Caveman and the Beast.

Test 1Apodos de jugadoresHacer un test

  1. He played 55 tests from 1957 to 1971.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  2. Named after a speedy comic-book character.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  3. His look made him a cult figure at the 2007 World Cup.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  4. Vickery later captained England.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  5. He played more than 100 tests for South Africa.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  6. A fitting name for a powerful loosehead.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  7. Hayes won more than 100 caps for Ireland.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  8. 1957, 1994, 2000 and 2001.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  9. 1971, 2007 and 2008.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · recuerdo

  10. French fans called him l'Homme des cavernes.

    Fuente: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · aplicación

6.67Weather Days

A flooded semi-final, a typhoon and a Grand Slam in the snow.

Test 1Weather daysHacer un test

  1. Ground staff swept water off the pitch before kick-off.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  2. Volunteers swept the pitch by hand.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  3. France were held up close to the line late on.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  4. It was the first time World Cup matches were called off.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  5. Each side got two points.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  6. New Zealand v Italy and Namibia v Canada were also cancelled.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  7. The match was played on 17 March.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  8. 1995, 2018 and 2019.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  9. Rain, brooms, a delay, then a 19-15 win.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · recuerdo

  10. Kings Park, 1995.

    Fuente: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · aplicación

6.68From Rugby to Other Stages

Rugby players who tried their luck in American football, boxing and ballroom dancing.

Test 1From rugby to other stagesHacer un test

  1. He left Gloucester for the NFL's International Player Pathway.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  2. The Super Bowl champions gave him a three-year deal.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  3. He scored a long touchdown in a pre-season game.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  4. It trains athletes from other countries and sports.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  5. She came to fame at the Paris Olympics.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  6. He became New Zealand's heavyweight champion.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  7. He joined their practice squad.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  8. 2019, March 2024 and autumn 2024.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  9. January, early spring, March and late summer.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · recuerdo

  10. The NFL is in the United States.

    Fuente: Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 33 · aplicación

6.69The Longest Kick

Seventy yards and eight inches at Cardiff Arms Park.

Test 1The longest kickHacer un test

  1. He played full-back for Wales.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  2. In the 1986 Five Nations.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  3. The home crowd saw the kick sail over.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  4. Seventy yards and about eight inches.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  5. No tee, on a damp day, and from an angle.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  6. He said he had never seen a kick like it.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  7. They tried it in the 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge'.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  8. 22 m, 50 m and 64.2 m.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  9. 1986, the 1990s and 2020.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · recuerdo

  10. 64.2 metres, a test record.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · aplicación

6.70Récords Guinness

A scrum of nearly 1,800 people and 279 passes in a row.

Test 1Récords GuinnessHacer un test

  1. It was part of the city's Winter Festival.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  2. The city is also home to the New Zealand Rugby Museum.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  3. It beat a record set at Twickenham.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  4. England's home ground held the record first.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  5. Each pass was checked by a referee.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  6. And every pass had to go backwards.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  7. The Newport Gwent Dragons, with a youth group.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  8. 1,198, then 1,297 in 2016, then 1,758 in 2017.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  9. 279, 1,198 and 1,758.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · recuerdo

  10. The record scrum was part of it.

    Fuente: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · aplicación

Fuentes

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: World Rugby and its Hall of Fame and records, the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham, the unions' own histories (RFU, WRU, SRU, IRFU, FFR, NZR, SA Rugby, Rugby Australia), Rugby School, the clubs' and competitions' own histories, the IOC, Guinness World Records and named reputable media.

  • Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org)10
  • El Gráfico, 'El diario del Che en el rugby'; Mail & Guardian, 'Spirit of Che Guevara follows Argentina' (2007); Snopes on George W. Bush at Yale; UK National Archives on Idi Amin10
  • Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 201910
  • Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023)10
  • Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963)10
  • The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU)10
  • Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 201810
  • Sky Sports and TNT Sports on Louis Rees-Zammit and the Kansas City Chiefs (2024); NFL International Player Pathway; ABC (US), Dancing with the Stars season 3310
  • Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020)10
  • Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016)10