Rugby · Ciekawostki
Rozdział 6: Osobliwe ciekawostki
10 testów · 100 faktów · zaktualizowano 28 października 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, TennesseeRozwiąż test
The author of Tom Brown's School Days backed the colony.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
Younger sons who would not inherit land at home.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
It is in Morgan County, on the Cumberland Plateau.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
The epidemic hit soon after the population reached about 300.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
They were donated by publishers and colonists between 1880 and 1884.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
Wooden Victorian buildings with Gothic details.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
Much of the Victorian village survives.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
1857, 1880, 1881 and 1972.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
1567, 1871 and 1880.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · wiedza
Its furnishings have hardly changed since.
Źródło: Tennessee Encyclopedia, 'Rugby'; US National Park Service, National Register nomination for the Rugby Colony; Historic Rugby (historicrugby.org) · zastosowanie
6.62Famous People Who Played Rugby
A revolutionary, two presidents and a dictator who all played the game.
Test 1Famous people who played rugbyRozwiąż test
He later played for Atalaya too, accounts differ on when.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
The magazine ran for about eleven issues.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
A friend kept his inhaler ready at the touchline.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He was there as a Rhodes Scholar in the late 1960s.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
Rugby was a club sport there.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He had played for Nile RFC before that.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He was Uganda's light heavyweight boxing champion.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
1951, 1964-68 and 1968-70.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
Born in the 1920s, 1928, July 1946 and August 1946.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
Che Guevara's asthma never kept him off the field for long.
Źródło: 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 · zastosowanie
6.63The Highest Match
A full-contact game of sevens on an Everest glacier.
Test 1The highest matchRozwiąż test
It was played on 30 April 2019.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
On the Tibetan side of the mountain.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
Reports gave 6,331 m; Guinness lists 6,322 m.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
The usual length of a half in sevens.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
Each side scored one unconverted try.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
Lee Mears, Ollie Phillips and Tamara Taylor played too.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
It supports disabled and disadvantaged children.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
About 5,119 m, about 6,331 m and 8,849 m.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
25-26 April, 30 April, then the official record.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · wiedza
The set-up met Guinness rules for a record.
Źródło: Wooden Spoon, 'Everest 2019' (woodenspoon.org.uk); Guinness World Records, highest altitude game of rugby sevens; Euronews, 7 May 2019 · zastosowanie
6.64Kicking Rituals
Imaginary women in the stand, clasped hands and six perfect kicks.
Test 1Kicking ritualsRozwiąż test
He aimed to hit her with the ball.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
Aiming at a small target sharpened his focus.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
A low, still crouch with hands together.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
The routine helped him shut out the noise.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
Alred was part of England's 2003 coaching team.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
If one missed, they started the six again.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
A string of small touches and moves before every kick.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
The same steps every time.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
About 1995, 2003 and the 2010s.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · wiedza
Wilkinson's drop goal beat Australia in Sydney.
Źródło: Time, 'Jonny Wilkinson' (2003); ESPN, 'The man behind Wilkinson's kicking'; Rugby World Cup, portrait of Dave Alred (2023) · zastosowanie
6.65Rugby at the Movies
A president, a captain and a poem: rugby on the big screen.
Test 1Rugby at the moviesRozwiąż test
It followed South Africa's year of hosting the tournament.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
Freeman was nominated for an Oscar for the role.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
Damon trained hard to look the part of a flanker.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
Carlin was a journalist who had covered South Africa.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
Mandela drew strength from the Victorian poem in prison.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
It is set in the north of England.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
The poem ends 'I am the captain of my soul'.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
1963, 2008 and 2009.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
1875, 1995, 2008 and 2009.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · wiedza
The 1995 tournament.
Źródło: Warner Bros., Invictus (2009); John Carlin, Playing the Enemy (2008); W. E. Henley, 'Invictus'; BFI on This Sporting Life (1963) · zastosowanie
6.66Players' Nicknames
Pinetree, Billy Whizz, the Caveman and the Beast.
Test 1Przydomki piłkarzyRozwiąż test
He played 55 tests from 1957 to 1971.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
Named after a speedy comic-book character.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
His look made him a cult figure at the 2007 World Cup.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
Vickery later captained England.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
He played more than 100 tests for South Africa.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
A fitting name for a powerful loosehead.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
Hayes won more than 100 caps for Ireland.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
1957, 1994, 2000 and 2001.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
1971, 2007 and 2008.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · wiedza
French fans called him l'Homme des cavernes.
Źródło: The unions' and clubs' player profiles (New Zealand Rugby, RFU, FFR, SA Rugby, IRFU) · zastosowanie
6.67Weather Days
A flooded semi-final, a typhoon and a Grand Slam in the snow.
Test 1Weather daysRozwiąż test
Ground staff swept water off the pitch before kick-off.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
Volunteers swept the pitch by hand.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
France were held up close to the line late on.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
It was the first time World Cup matches were called off.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
Each side got two points.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
New Zealand v Italy and Namibia v Canada were also cancelled.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
The match was played on 17 March.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
1995, 2018 and 2019.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
Rain, brooms, a delay, then a 19-15 win.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · wiedza
Kings Park, 1995.
Źródło: Rugby World Cup records: 1995 semi-final in Durban; 2019 matches cancelled by Typhoon Hagibis; Six Nations Rugby, England v Ireland, March 2018 · zastosowanie
6.68From Rugby to Other Stages
Rugby players who tried their luck in American football, boxing and ballroom dancing.
Test 1From rugby to other stagesRozwiąż test
He left Gloucester for the NFL's International Player Pathway.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
The Super Bowl champions gave him a three-year deal.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He scored a long touchdown in a pre-season game.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
It trains athletes from other countries and sports.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
She came to fame at the Paris Olympics.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He became New Zealand's heavyweight champion.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
He joined their practice squad.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
2019, March 2024 and autumn 2024.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
January, early spring, March and late summer.
Źródło: 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 · wiedza
The NFL is in the United States.
Źródło: 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 · zastosowanie
6.69The Longest Kick
Seventy yards and eight inches at Cardiff Arms Park.
Test 1The longest kickRozwiąż test
He played full-back for Wales.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
In the 1986 Five Nations.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
The home crowd saw the kick sail over.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
Seventy yards and about eight inches.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
No tee, on a damp day, and from an angle.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
He said he had never seen a kick like it.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
They tried it in the 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge'.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
22 m, 50 m and 64.2 m.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
1986, the 1990s and 2020.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · wiedza
64.2 metres, a test record.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, longest place kick in rugby union (64.22 m); People's Collection Wales; World Rugby, 'Ultimate Rugby Challenge' (2020) · zastosowanie
6.70Rekordy Guinnessa
A scrum of nearly 1,800 people and 279 passes in a row.
Test 1Rekordy GuinnessaRozwiąż test
It was part of the city's Winter Festival.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
The city is also home to the New Zealand Rugby Museum.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
It beat a record set at Twickenham.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
England's home ground held the record first.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
Each pass was checked by a referee.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
And every pass had to go backwards.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
The Newport Gwent Dragons, with a youth group.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
1,198, then 1,297 in 2016, then 1,758 in 2017.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
279, 1,198 and 1,758.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · wiedza
The record scrum was part of it.
Źródło: Guinness World Records, largest rugby scrum and most consecutive rugby passes; Ruck, 'World record for the largest scrum broken in Cardiff' (2016) · zastosowanie
Źródła
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