Rugby League
Amazingly, 2017 is the first year
that Rovers have ever played a match on June 21st!
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June 21st 1997 saw one of the very
few European victories over Australian clubs in the World Club Championship
with Paris Saint Germain beating Perth Reds 24-0 in Paris. On the same day,
over in Australia, North Queensland Cowboys beat Salford Reds 44-8.
In 2008, Catalans were in their third
season and beginning to become a real force. On June 21st they beat Warrington
Wolves 52-14 at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.
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New Zealand have twice played international matches in Auckland on June
21st. In 1975 they drew a World Cup match against England 17-17 and in 1981
they beat France 25-2.
There have also been two ‘State of Origin’ games played in Sydney on
this day. In 1983 New South Wales won 10-6 and in 1988 Queensland won 38-22.
The spread of Rugby League is well illustrated by the two most recent
international matche3s to be played on June 21st. In 2014 Russia beat Serbia
20-6 in Narofominsk. That match was part of the European Championship ‘B’
tournament. In 2015 Headingley hosted a match between Malta and Belgium with
Malta winning by a single point - 35 to 34.
World Events
In 1879,
Frank W. Woolworth
opens his first store
In 1887,
Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee
In 1921,
Formation of the British Commonwealth
In 1938, Don Bradman
scores a century in 78 minutes against Lancashire
In 1948, First LP records issued
In 1978, Evita premieres in London
Birthdays
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| Gerald Kaufman |
1905 Jean-Paul
Sartre, French philosopher and writer
1930 Gerald Kaufman,
Labour MP
1948 Ian McEwan, English writer
1955 Michel Platini, French footballer
1978 Rob (‘Two Bobs’) Roberts, rugby league player
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