Comments on: Women’s Rugby Webb Ellis – The First Girl to Play Rugby?

By: John Birch

John Birch — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:44:47 +0000

The BBC have now put the news item online – maybe thanks to everyone writing in to them! See http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8510381.stm

By: John Birch

John Birch — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:21:37 +0000

And yet more…

BBC Northern Ireland broadcast this story yesterday – including a reconstruction of Emily’s try (with actors in 19th century kit, I gather). Annoyingly it was only shown in Northern Ireland and is not available online (well, not yet)! I’m attempting to get a copy of the item out of the BBC in Belfast – will send you a copy if I am successful!

Alternatively, if readers contacted the BBC direct at bbcnewsline.ni@bbc.co.uk saying that the item appeared on a show called Newsline on Tuesday (9th February) and asking if they could see a copy the Beeb might just wake up to the story having a wider interest and put a copy up on their website!

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Emily Valetine – the first female rugby player? | What is Rugby? — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:57 +0000

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:27:01 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the update…I added some notes to the blog post.

Thanks!
Wendy

By: John Birch

John Birch — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:54 +0000

There is more – much more. If you go here http://letchworthgirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/emily-valentine-first-girl-to-play.html you will be able to read Emily’s own description of her first game of rugby, over 120 years ago. We also have a picture of her (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2H91Ex0OtSU/S2CdfBfvdnI/AAAAAAAAA-8/i9aY5Qtw-Zs/s320/Emily+Valentine.jpg)!