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Author of 'The Sorrowful Putto of Prague', 'Unbelievable Underdogs', the 'Illustrated History of Rugby' series, 'How Wales Beat the Mighty All Blacks', 'Ragby' (Czech), editor of the East Terrace (theeastterrace.com). #booksky Prague based. Welsh born.
Thanks for sharing this, never seen it.
The Weary Death / Tired, Pavel Karlovich Wenig, 1915
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #AlfredHitchcockDay
One of the great New York City skyline movie shots.
Cinematography by László Kovács. Directed by Ivan Reitman.
#film 🚫👻
Same.
Torytastic viewpoint.
Spoken like a hardcore Tory.
Wales's backline that day: Neil Jenkins; Ieuan Evans, Allan Bateman, Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas; Arwel Thomas, Rob Howley.
In Feb 1998, Wales, led by Rob Howley, beat Italy 23-20 at Stradey Park, Llanelli.
It was the 1st Wales match at the ground since 1893. Two years later Italy would become part of the 6N.
#WALvITA #rugbyhistory
ooooh temu figured out it's now shorthand for "cheap off-brand garbage" and is not happy about it
Panels from the 1947 comic 'The Village of Vanishing Men' by Glyn Protheroe (1906-1970), an artist from Swansea.
The story is set in the Welsh village of Cwmhendy, where several coal miners have vanished. #comics
Worth taking a moment to remind folk just how many rugby people wanted Italy thrown out of the #sixnations.
That is all.
"Je těžke nenechat se basballem dojmout."
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Panels from the 1947 comic 'The Village of Vanishing Men' by Glyn Protheroe (1906-1970), an artist from Swansea.
The story is set in the Welsh village of Cwmhendy, where several coal miners have vanished. #comics
In the same unit (front five) and including players who won't finish the game.
I reckon England need more leadership in the front five. #FRAvENG
Halfway to rent and our rent is due TOMORROW! Jittery time lapse representing the state of my mind.
€1000 over two days is highly unlikely but very sale saves us from accumulating more debt!
May 1956: two players check out the damage after playing for
The Belles of St Mary's, the first women's rugby league team of the St Mary's Rugby League Club in Sydney, Australia. #rugbyhistory #womensrugby
Photo by Dennis Rowe.
Just finished 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes (1966).
#books #reading
Úžasní partyzáni Československa.
The amazing guerrilla fighters of Czechoslovakia in WWII! It's totally true.
Art by Jill Elgin (1943).
#comics #comicart
Just finished 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes (1966).
#books #reading
"There’s an element of pride because I actually thought we played pretty. If that game ended at 60 minutes, you’d say that was an unbelievable performance by England."
Ben Earl on #ITAvENG
3. They are an entitled muppet.
Sometimes it really is that simple.
Italian commentator
Get thee to a nunnery!
Macron and the WRU pay tribute to Quasar Laser Tag at Barry Island with this incredibly classy, well designed and very dignified rugby jersey for Wales U20s. #IREvWAL
Boy did I get my bet on #ITAvENg wrong.
I put money on Italy by 15.
Bit daft.
What a weekend of rugby.
Peak 7s.