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Wales beat All Blacks and the old controversies start to rage

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union

AS the rugby world hurtled towards the end of the 19th century things were gathering pace, not least after the big schism of 1895 which resulted in 20 or more top northern clubs in England going off to form their own union and eventually their own game, Rugby League. It was time for Rugby Union to reinforce its own identity.
The year of the schism –1895 – saw another huge development with the value of a try further increased from two points to three, and that came on top of a change ju...

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