Stuart Sheard
@dropkickbooks.bsky.social
Was a rugby player - League and Union. Now a writer of books and articles on both codes. Interested and involved in Rugby Heritage.
Books available from: YorkBookShop.com
York City, Leeds United and left wing politics.
Books available from: YorkBookShop.com
York City, Leeds United and left wing politics.
Rugby books - both codes - available via:
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Delivered in time for Christmas
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Delivered in time for Christmas
Books | My Website
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December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Rugby books - both codes - available via:
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Delivered in time for Christmas
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Delivered in time for Christmas
Were there any amateur rugby league clubs in South Yorkshire before World War Two?
Click on the link below to find the answer.
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Click on the link below to find the answer.
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Rugby league in South Yorkshire before World War Two
In the 1920s there was some interest in rugby league in the south of the county.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Were there any amateur rugby league clubs in South Yorkshire before World War Two?
Click on the link below to find the answer.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Click on the link below to find the answer.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
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After yesterday's sad news about Salford's winding up order I thought I would post an article I wrote in 2009 about happier times at the club.
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David Watkins
I had watched David Watkins on television playing rugby union for Wales and the British Lions and when he changed codes in October 1967 I thought, as I am sure many other people did, that his signing ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After yesterday's sad news about Salford's winding up order I thought I would post an article I wrote in 2009 about happier times at the club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
After yesterday's sad news about Salford's winding up order I thought I would post an article I wrote in 2009 about happier times at the club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
David Watkins
I had watched David Watkins on television playing rugby union for Wales and the British Lions and when he changed codes in October 1967 I thought, as I am sure many other people did, that his signing ...
www.dropkickbooks.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After yesterday's sad news about Salford's winding up order I thought I would post an article I wrote in 2009 about happier times at the club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Reposted by Stuart Sheard
Challenge Cup giant killers.
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
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#rugby-league
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
Ebbw Vale Northern Union Football Club
Ebbw Vale was one of six Welsh clubs that played in the Northern Union in the early years of the Twentieth Century.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Challenge Cup giant killers.
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
Challenge Cup giant killers.
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
Ebbw Vale Northern Union Football Club
Ebbw Vale was one of six Welsh clubs that played in the Northern Union in the early years of the Twentieth Century.
www.dropkickbooks.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Challenge Cup giant killers.
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
In 1909 Ebbw Vale NUFC was knocked out of the Cup by Beverley Beavers. 86 years would elapse before another professional club was knocked out of the Challenge Cup by an amateur club.
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
#rugby-league
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The draw for the 1st Round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup takes place today. Uno's Dabs, Twelve Apostles & Healey Street Adults won't be in the draw, but were in the past.
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The draw for the 1st Round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup takes place today. Uno's Dabs, Twelve Apostles & Healey Street Adults won't be in the draw, but were in the past.
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
The draw for the 1st Round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup takes place today. Uno's Dabs, Twelve Apostles & Healey Street Adults won't be in the draw, but were in the past.
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The draw for the 1st Round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup takes place today. Uno's Dabs, Twelve Apostles & Healey Street Adults won't be in the draw, but were in the past.
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
Read about the junior clubs that played in the Cup in
'Making Up The Numbers'. Available from dropkickbooks.com
Reposted by Stuart Sheard
Forty blog posts! Rugby league, rugby union, amateur, professional, England and France. Clubs, characters and events.
Check out:
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Check out:
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Blog | My Website
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November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Forty blog posts! Rugby league, rugby union, amateur, professional, England and France. Clubs, characters and events.
Check out:
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/
Check out:
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/
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The early 1960s were an awful time for Bradford Northern. In 1962 the club's long suffering supporters thought that they had found the new Odsal 'messiah'
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A New Dawn?
In 1962, after a dreadful season Bradford Northern appeared to have found its saviour.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The early 1960s were an awful time for Bradford Northern. In 1962 the club's long suffering supporters thought that they had found the new Odsal 'messiah'
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
The early 1960s were an awful time for Bradford Northern. In 1962 the club's long suffering supporters thought that they had found the new Odsal 'messiah'
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
A New Dawn?
In 1962, after a dreadful season Bradford Northern appeared to have found its saviour.
www.dropkickbooks.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The early 1960s were an awful time for Bradford Northern. In 1962 the club's long suffering supporters thought that they had found the new Odsal 'messiah'
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
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Seven rugby books and a free download!
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Books | My Website
www.dropkickbooks.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Seven rugby books and a free download!
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Seven rugby books and a free download!
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
Books | My Website
www.dropkickbooks.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Seven rugby books and a free download!
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
www.dropkickbooks.com/books/
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Rugby Pioneers - Leeds University and General Accident
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Rugby League Pioneers
The story of the General Accident amateur rugby league club and its part in the formation of the student rugby league.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Rugby Pioneers - Leeds University and General Accident
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The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵
31 October, Morning
Further to my last post you may find this short Pathe film of locals rescuing survivors interesting. www.britishpathe.com/asset/105913/
31 October, Morning
Further to my last post you may find this short Pathe film of locals rescuing survivors interesting. www.britishpathe.com/asset/105913/
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵
31 October, Morning
Further to my last post you may find this short Pathe film of locals rescuing survivors interesting. www.britishpathe.com/asset/105913/
31 October, Morning
Further to my last post you may find this short Pathe film of locals rescuing survivors interesting. www.britishpathe.com/asset/105913/
Rugby Pioneers - Leeds University and General Accident
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Rugby League Pioneers
The story of the General Accident amateur rugby league club and its part in the formation of the student rugby league.
www.dropkickbooks.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Rugby Pioneers - Leeds University and General Accident
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
The 1920s 'rush to rugby' was followed by a decade when many of the new clubs became established and participation increased.
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s
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Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s. A decade that began with hope and optimism and ended with a World War.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The 1920s 'rush to rugby' was followed by a decade when many of the new clubs became established and participation increased.
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
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Puig Aubert's impressive statue has pride of place in the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne. A short blog about Puig Aubert is on dropkickbooks.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Puig Aubert's impressive statue has pride of place in the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne. A short blog about Puig Aubert is on dropkickbooks.com
Puig Aubert's impressive statue has pride of place in the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne. A short blog about Puig Aubert is on dropkickbooks.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Puig Aubert's impressive statue has pride of place in the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne. A short blog about Puig Aubert is on dropkickbooks.com
Leeds Chirons in the 1930s, all the players were teachers!
The story of this unusual club is told in Leeds Who? The Story of a Forgotten Rugby Union Club.
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The story of this unusual club is told in Leeds Who? The Story of a Forgotten Rugby Union Club.
dropkickbooks.com/books/post.p...
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Leeds Chirons in the 1930s, all the players were teachers!
The story of this unusual club is told in Leeds Who? The Story of a Forgotten Rugby Union Club.
dropkickbooks.com/books/post.p...
The story of this unusual club is told in Leeds Who? The Story of a Forgotten Rugby Union Club.
dropkickbooks.com/books/post.p...
In 1943 a Rugby Union XV played a Rugby League XV
Was this the first cross code game?
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Was this the first cross code game?
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Representative rugby in World War Two
A number of representative games took place during World War Two where rugby league players played alongside rugby union players. This was the first game where a team of rugby league players played a ...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In 1943 a Rugby Union XV played a Rugby League XV
Was this the first cross code game?
@neilormston.bsky.social @bloodandmud.bsky.social @rugbyunion.bsky.social
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
Was this the first cross code game?
@neilormston.bsky.social @bloodandmud.bsky.social @rugbyunion.bsky.social
www.dropkickbooks.com/blog/post.ph...
October 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Who Was Britain’s First Black Professional Sports Coach?
Sports writer @collinstony.bsky.social visits Airlie Street to discuss a Hull legend who revolutionised rugby.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/3yrpeazn
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullfcofficial.bsky.social
@hullkr.bsky.social
Sports writer @collinstony.bsky.social visits Airlie Street to discuss a Hull legend who revolutionised rugby.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/3yrpeazn
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullfcofficial.bsky.social
@hullkr.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Who Was Britain’s First Black Professional Sports Coach?
Sports writer @collinstony.bsky.social visits Airlie Street to discuss a Hull legend who revolutionised rugby.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/3yrpeazn
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullfcofficial.bsky.social
@hullkr.bsky.social
Sports writer @collinstony.bsky.social visits Airlie Street to discuss a Hull legend who revolutionised rugby.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/3yrpeazn
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullfcofficial.bsky.social
@hullkr.bsky.social
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U S Quillan rugby club won the French Championship in 1928.
To read more about U S Quillan go to:
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To read more about U S Quillan go to:
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October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
U S Quillan rugby club won the French Championship in 1928.
To read more about U S Quillan go to:
dropkickbooks.com
To read more about U S Quillan go to:
dropkickbooks.com