Historic Rugby Players

Black and white images of historical rugby players in various poses. The imagery captures the essence of early rugby culture and athleticism.

Wisden's bound to record the feat of 20-year-old Australian bowler Alan Davidson, who, this week against Wairarapa (NZ), took all 10 wickets and scored 157 not out. A comparable performance was that of George Giffin, who in 1891 scored 271 for South Australia against Victoria and took 9-96 and 7-70 in the same match. April 2, 1950.

Wisden's bound to record the feat of 20-year-old Australian bowler Alan Davidson, who, this week against Wairarapa (NZ), took all 10 wickets and scored 157 not out. A comparable performance was that of George Giffin, who in 1891 scored 271 for South Australia against Victoria and took 9-96 and 7-70 in the same match. April 2, 1950.

Murray Tate. N.S.W. Rugby Union Rep. January 01, 1962.

Risman . . a 1936 picture taken on the Australian tour. June 29, 1936.

11th May Country Team Trains -- D. Adams prepares to throw a pass. May 12, 1955. (Photo by Ronald Leslie Stewart/Fairfax Media).

Anefo photo collection. Football. Dutch national team against Stade de Reims 4-2. Cor Van der Hart. March 7, 1956

1960 (CA.). Carmelo Cedrún, goalkeeper of the Spanish soccer team.

English Footballers -- A new portrait of Jack Sewell. (Sheffield Wednesday.). May 2, 1951. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.)

Anefo photo collection. Blue-white-sparta 3-6, captain of Sparta de Boer. September 9, 1949

Poll photo collection. Dutch Football Team 1951. Henk Schijvenaar (EDO) at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, a few days after the exercise interior against Belgium. April 24, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Murray Tate: An outstanding five-eighth who played for Australia in eight tests. He went abroad with the Wallabies to New Zealand in 1952 and South Africa in 1953. April 27, 1954.

Cottrell has made a name for himself in line-outs.***** 1948 when YMCA and the West Club combined to form the ***** Districts Club - and Cottrell *****. August 28, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch national team, Feyt (Willem II). October 6, 1955

Anefo photo collection. Kop van der Tuyn Soccer player. June 8, 1952

Bunny Bell of the Tranmere Rovers Football Club circa 1935.

Kicking practice for full-back Brian Piper, who has retained his place in Australia's second Rugby Union Test team to play the Maoris. June 7, 1949.

Frank Facer as he looked 20 years ago when when he played for Norths. July 18, 1944.

B. Cox, Manly RLL. May 20, 1947.

Anefo photo collection. Training of the Dutch Football Team at the KNVB sports center in Zeist. Henk Warnas, player from Go Ahead. August 31, 1966. Utrecht (Prov), Zeist

K. Traill - Bradford.Australian Rugby League.L. to R. N.D. Silcox. March 7, 1954.

K. Gee (Wigan). March 10, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. Portraits of football players. Soccer player Peter Kemper from the Eindhoven football club PSV. November 12, 1965

Australian Olympic Athletes Arrive -- Australian Olympic yachtsmen, and L.A. Fenton, photographed on arrival here aboard the 'Orion' from Melbourne. They were among the first Australian Olympic athlete to arrive in Britain. June 09, 1948.

Fred Titmus To Marry -- A portrait of ***** to-be Fred Titmus (22) seen at the Middlesex County ***** indoor school at Alexandra Palace, where he is a full-time coach during the winter moths.Fred Titmus who is regarded as one of the finest of our up-and-coming young cricketers, will be a bridegroom at St. Luke's Church, Kentish Town on Saturday (Feb. 5th) when he marries his childhood sweetheart, 20 years old Jean Marriott. Fred, who plays for Middlesex, has earned himself the title "Denis Compton the 2nd" with his flashing ***** and cunning bowling and he has a winter job as full-time coach at the Middlesex Indoor Cricket ***** at Alexandra palace. February 2, 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Anefo photo collection. Cup of caremaker (Alkmaar). October 22, 1961. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Soccer cup from Kerkum. March 26, 1956

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Blue-white against Enschede 3-2, v.l.n.r. Kerkhofs (Enschede). January 3, 1960. Enschede

Anefo photo collection. Dutch hockey team; B.M. Cologne. October 14, 1956

Hec. Gee -- Flesh torn from lip, but his try clinched victory for Australia. January 1, 1932.

Anefo photo collection. Henk Visser (athletics, jump). April 9, 1952

Anefo photo collection. Soccer players debutants Dutch national team. Koopal. March 1, 1956

Paddington all-rounder Ted Cotton warms up before the start of today's grade cricket final at the SCG. He took Cumberland's first two wickets. November 2, 1954.

Poll photo collection. Dutch Football Team 1951. Henk Schijvenaar (EDO) at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, a few days after the exercise interior against Belgium. April 24, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

All Black (New Zealand) touring team to South Africa

Anefo photo collection. Soccer players for archive, Wiersma. February 16, 1955

G. Delaye. June 01, 1955.

Puig-Aubert kicks for goal. May 11, 1955.

K. Archer. February 25, 1949.

A Buchan is one of the few great modern forwards. May 23, 1949

Anefo photo collection. Dutch hockey team. Jos Terlingen. October 14, 1956

State R. L Nuringer Brian Carlson During a Training run. June 02, 1954.

Brian Piper. July 23, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch national team, house (Fortuna). October 6, 1955

1942 (CA.) Jose Ramón Sauto Hurtado, in a Madrid match.

Ken Gee - English Rugby League - Football. March 1, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.)

H. Barker. September 11, 1952.

R. Williams (Leeds), E. Ward (Bradford Northern), D. Phillips (Belle Vue), E.J. Ashcroft (Wigan), J. Featherstone (Warrington), F. Higgins (Widnes).England Rugby players for Australian from Provincial Press Agency 80 ***** street Southport Lancs. England. June 27, 1950. (Photo by Provincial Press Agency).

Brian Carlson League Glamor Winger.Rugby League Test Winger Brian Carlson, Badly injured in a match at Wollongon ***** is unlikely to play again. April 29, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Training of the Dutch national team. Theo Laseroms (Feyenoord). November 9, 1965. Zeist

Anefo photo collection. Training Dutch national team in Den Bosch Kreyermaat (Feyenoord). March 16, 1961. Den Bosch

Trevor Allan .. took time to accustom himself to English Rugby League conditions. June 01, 1950.

Former Australian Rugby Union Test full-back Brian Piper will reappear as a centre in American Rugby Union football this season. Piper will play in the centre with another former Australian international, Max Howell. Howell, now at the University of California, writing to friends in Sydney, says Piper is shaping extremely well. "He is now half a stone lighter than I am," says Howell. "When we tourned New Zealand with the Australian team in 1946 he was 28lb heavier." February 28, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Kopa, french vortballer. January 10, 1960

Anefo photo collection. Soccer player Willly Schmidt (Eindhoven). 15 May 1953. Rotterdam, South Holland

Discus-Throwing is lunch-hour relaxation for 17½-stone, hard-working Henry Zglobicki, ex-Rat of Tobruk. He can throw the discus more than 144ft.; a javelin 153ft. 9in, puts the weight 42ft. 6in. Like many Poles, he endured hardship as fugitive from Nazis. December 20, 1947.

H.A. Wilson, one-mile English champion, on field in track clothes, G. Greenhalgh, Weaste. M/C

Exhibit Supply Company Picture Post Card, Glen Wright. This item is a picture post card used as an exhibit in the case of J. Frank Meyer, Trading as the Exhibit Supply Company v. Louis Hurwitz, Trading as United Postcard Supply Company. Issued by Exhibit Supply Company, this post card features Glen Wright..

Anefo photo collection. Feyenoord football training started. Henk Groot in Feyenoordtue. August 2, 1963

Edwin Carr - Athletes. December 08, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Jovan curcic (head) keeper Elinkwijk. February 7, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Football heads Notermans. April 23, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Portraits participants Tour de France, Hollenstein (Switzerland). July 12, 1954. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Old Soccer Player of Vitesse and Referee Jef Dorpmans. October 15, 1966

Rated the Keenest ***** in the Manly rugby League team is half-back Ken Arthurson. April 21, 1952.

Footballer Ellis Rimmer Tranmere Rovers FC circa 1926.

Anefo photo collection. Running on the beach of Hoek van Holland to Kijkduin, Kees Clement (cup). February 22, 1964. Hoek van Holland, Kijkduin

L. Favell, S.A. Cricketer. November 18, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Soccer player Brusselers from PSV. May 18, 1961

Darcy Henry, Rugby League Player. March 25, 1955. (Photo by Ted Golding).

David Brockhoff.... determined. May 25, 1952.

Gene Krapp, Buffalo Federal League (baseball)

01/01/1910. Jose Angel Berraondo right back who joined the club in 1904.

Victor Victorious :The Smile of A Champion -- Victor Seixas, 29-year-old American, gives the smile of victory as he holds the cup which he received from the Duchess of Kent after winning the final of the Men's Singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. He beat Denmark's 22-year-old Kurt Nielsen 9-7, 6-3, 6-3. July 03, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Competition of the Netherlands against Hungary. 11 Swart, 12 Gerard 'Pummie' Bergholtz, 13 Muller, 14 Van Der Kuil. April 30, 1961. Hungary, the Netherlands

Anefo photo collection. Heads of soccer players. Walhout (NOAD). October 16, 1957

Portrait of an Unidentified Rugby Player, circa 1930, maker unknown. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

Anefo photo collection. Football. Cups of: Oldland. October 20, 1961

All Black (New Zealand) touring team to South Africa, circa 1928, New Zealand, by Crystal Photographic House.

Anefo photo collection. Cyclists. Jan Schulte, amateur sprinter. August 1, 1957

Anefo photo collection. A. Sambeek (Velox) Kop Midhalf. November 17, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Far ballers: Leo Canjels (left) and French Bouwmeester. April 14, 1959

Rugby League Team to tour Australia and New Zealand. M. Hodson (Swinton) Forward. March 17, 1936. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Eddie Thomas - British, Empire And European Welterweight Champion. January 1, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. Top Tennis Tournament 1969 in Amsterdam Laver, Aktie. May 22, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Davis-Cup competition the Netherlands against South Africa, number 2 Okker against Drysdale, number 21 Drysdale (head). May 14, 1966. The Netherlands, South Africa

Anefo photo collection. Tour de France 1964. 51st Tour de France 1964, Benoni Beheyt. June 22, 1964. France, Rennes

Clive Churchill - NSW RL Player. May 20, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Youth Championships Athletics in Delft (Kopp. July 1, 1962. Delft, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dutch cycling championship for newcomers. Jan Aling became champion. July 22, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Hockey SCHC against HDM 2-1. Number 7.8 Veentjes (HDM), number 9.10 Fiolet (HDM). October 20, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Portraits participants Tour de France, Derijcke (Belgium). July 12, 1954. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. unknown . DWS against DOS 0-0, Van den Bogert (DOS). November 15, 1964. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. DWVA against Sparta 2-2. November 29, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Elinkwijk against Haarlem 2-2. Wietse Couperus, player Haarlem. September 10, 1967. Haarlem

F.R. Brown Will Lead England to Australia.Freddie Brown, 39 year old Northamptonshire skipper leads England's Cricket team to Australia to this winter, it has just been announced.He re-vitalised his country side when he took over captaincy last year, and is a hard hitter, good leg break bowler and brilliant field. July 28, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Football heads Faas Wilkes. April 23, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Ajax against NAC 4-1, number 4 referee L. van Raven. August 21, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Training Dutch national team in Den Bosch Kruyver. March 16, 1961. Den Bosch

Anefo photo collection. Referee H. van der Veer (Schiedam). November 24, 1963. Schiedam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Vitesse-SVV 1-0. Television reporter Koen Verhoef. December 1, 1968. Arnhem

Poll photo collection. Dutch Football Team 1951. Dick Snoek (Eindhoven) at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. April 24, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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