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OVALBALLS Now 4 years online Hopefully you have found your way here because you are a supporter of Rugby. A game that has changed more in the past 10 years than it did in the previous 100. To be honest I preferred the game of 20 years ago, the padding, lifting and law changes have spoilt the game for me. The traditions and history of many clubs and parts of the game have now gone in a rush to compete in the professional game. This web site is dedicated at keeping those old ideals alive, or at least preserving the bits of the game we can still get our hands on. A site for the rugby anorak, the programme collector or the ex player looking for a little bit of his past to re-live. My passion in life is rugby postcards, my collection consists of over 1,000 pre 1940 cards, going back to the early 1880's. I also collect rugby cigarette and tobacco cards from all around the world, including many cards from the early 1900's when the fashion for collecting was at it's all time high. Other items I pick-up along the way and use to fund my interests in postcards and cigarette cards. I will exchange or sell these items, I am not a dealer but will look for a fair exchange and a little profit to cover my costs. If you would like to contribute in any way send me an email I will do my best to help. I have waited for over 4 years to get this web address "OVALBALLS", so I am not in any rush. I am still building, and adding details to the site so keep coming back and maybe in time you may find something of interest. |
Quote of the Day _________________________________________________
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
Murray Mexted New Zealand TV commentator
From Rugby Wit Quips and Quotes for the Rugby Obsessed by Richard Benson (ISBN 978-1-84024-608-7)
Recent "Finds" ____________________________________________________
Each week I try to update the home page with any interesting items that I have acquired, so if you are new to the site or have passed us by for a week or two, then look below to find out what's you have missed.
3rd September - Some new postcards from the International postcard last week and from eBay they are still out there but getting harder to find!
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| Nice postcard showing Coventry Football team 1906-7 | Details of referee problems on back of Coventry card | A comic "Boby" card, French and part of a series, I now have 6 but how many are there? | Bingley Rugby Football Club fixtures for the next season. |
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| Australian Rugby League Team N.U. 1921-22 - For sale - £15 | Welsh WW1 army team "CSR" on the ball but who are they? - I have stopped collecting army sides but liked the "Plume" on the shirts - For sale - £8 | Devon Albion Rugby Club - who are they playing and when looks around 1905 possibly the AB's? | Huddersfield. N.U. team 1908-9 great card lots of details. - For sale - £30 |
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| A new comic card with comments about "Professionalism" not my favourite subject | J. Brough, English International Full Back 1925 - Silloth and Cumberland - For sale - £40 | This by all accounts is W. E. E. Ekers who has connection to early rugby, can anyone provide details? | Card for the book about the 1908 Olympic Games and the Marathon - has details of the 1908 rugby. book by Bob Wilcock - Society of Olympic Collectors. |
To look at my old weekly finds for the last 5 years click on the year link below:-
Click on year :- "2008" - "2007" - "2006" - "2005" - "2004"
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NEW BOOK ____________________________________________________
Legends of World Rugby
A limited edition book signed by the greatest players from around the world
Click here to contact headams@xtra.co.nz or visit the web site at www.VerdonCollectables.com
Below are some images from the book that is signed by 75 Legends of the game
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New Links______________________________________________________
New links added here old links moved to ...Here
Sporting Memory's Worldwide Auction Ltd.... www.sportingmemorys.com
There is a new website for postcard news and collectors:...... PostcardCollector.org
New links wanted.................
Happy to add your link email me with details
Auctions and Fairs _______________________________________________
Auctions and Fairs many companies now have their catalogues online and can be viewed for free - Please use the links page to check site details
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Sportbilia online auction each month Football, Rugby, Golf, Cricket and more.. Next Auction September
next auction October 25/26
October
next auction Tuesday 7th October
 | Anthemion Auction Sporting memorabilia Wed 15th Oct 2008 |
| TVS - General Sports & Football - Nov 18th 2008 |
It's worth a visit to Kempton park on the 2nd and last Tuesday morning of the month be their for 6:30am, early bird finds the worm?
Postcards and Paper Fairs _________________________________________
Postcard and Paper Fairs
For those of you with an interest in Postcards and Ephemera here is a list of Fairs. These are the major fairs selling Postcards, Cigarette Cards and Paper Collectables, you can finds fairs most weeks check your local paper or here > http://www.postcard.co.uk/fairs.php
or here for cigarette and trade cards > http://www.cigarettecards.co.uk/dates.htm
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History ________________________________________________________
Ovalballs was launched on 2nd June 2004 and last updated on: - 07-Sep-2008.
Contact me at :- referee@ovalballs.com
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