“A vein of almost boyish fun in his character” – Norman Brabazon Dick – The Schoolmaster Warrior

Norman Brabazon Dick stands as testament to the old adage of rugby being a “thugs game played by gentleman”. As a Public Schoolmaster, noted chess player, grandson to a peer of the realm and graduate of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he would not have been an obvious candidate to have been roughing it out on…

Saracens Vs Wasps

“The Insects arrived on Saturday without their stings, and consequently were utterly routed by the representatives of ancient oriental glory” So opened the match report in Sporting Life, detailing the first fixture to be played between the Saracens and Wasps at Saracens home ground in Walthamstow back in 1886. On that day Saracens were to…

Saracens Rugby Club and W.W.1

Researching & Sharing the Lives of Saracens Rugby Club Players Who Served During the First World War

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“A vein of almost boyish fun in his character” – Norman Brabazon Dick – The Schoolmaster Warrior

Saracens Vs Wasps