Tag: William Webb Ellis
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Emily Valentine: The Female William Webb Ellis?
Emily Valentine was only ten when she picked up a rugby ball and played for Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. Since 2010 she has been hailed as the ‘female William Webb Ellis’ but how true is this? The story of Emily Valentine was hidden for over a century until rugby writer John Birch uncovered the…
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