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Keith Gregson
- Nov 11
- 1 min
REMEMBRANCE
It was a moving occasion on Saturday when the poppy wreath was placed in front of the Last Stand at Ashbrooke before the 1st XV game...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Food For Thought for the rugby lads
Have a good look at this! https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/uncategorized/william-webb-ellis-what-we-know
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Keith Gregson
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Well done, lads!
It was great to see the lovely coverage of Sunderland CC's 1st XI League victory in the Echo yesterday and to see a return to the top...
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Keith Gregson
- Aug 30
- 1 min
He Played At Ashbrooke!
This has just gone onto the World Rugby Museum web site https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/players/juan-arzuaga As you will see...
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Keith Gregson
- Aug 23
- 2 min
WHAT A HANDICAP!
This Tuesday I had the pleasure of sitting at a table in the Bowls Pavilion at Ashbrooke and looking at one of the oldest and most...
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Keith Gregson
- Aug 14
- 4 min
Sunderland RFC & The World Rugby Museum
https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults You will find 16 articles about Sunderland RFC by me on the site above and can access them...
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Keith Gregson
- Aug 14
- 2 min
A Guide To The Site
As things start to look up at Ashbrooke I will attempt to reinvigorate the Our Heritage Site. Below is a list of all the articles I have...
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Keith Gregson
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Facing A Challenge - the 1970s
It is no secret that financing a club such as Ashbrooke is never easy. Even when the great and good of Sunderland ran the club in the...
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Keith Gregson
- Mar 20
- 2 min
1987 – A Hundred Years On – The Club
May 30 1987 marked the hundredth anniversary of the opening of Ashbrooke. In 1887, the new combined home of Sunderland Rugby Football...
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Keith Gregson
- Mar 10
- 1 min
When the Cossacks came to Ashbrooke
Across the years Ashbrooke Sports Ground has seen massive crowds for events – some sporting and some non-sporting. The record stands at...
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Keith Gregson
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
ASHBROOKE HERITAGE AND EDUCATION – LESSON TWO – CRICKET IN SUNDERLAND
Sunderland Cricket Club is thought to be the oldest sporting club in north east England to have records kept and maintained since it...
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Keith Gregson
- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
Ashbrooke Heritage and Education - A New Venture
For the last few weeks the weekly blog has concentrated on the run up to the re-dedication of the stand as The Last Stand and the club’s...
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Keith Gregson
- Nov 9, 2019
- 3 min
Unveiling the Last Stand - An Appropriate Fixture
Saturday 9 November sees the re-dedication of the stand at Ashbrooke and a 1st XV fixture with Winlaton Vulcans. This is an appropriate...
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Keith Gregson
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Last Stand - Remembering Other Ashbrooke Sportsmen
'On 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club will be holding a ceremony of re-dedication for its century old and recently refurbished rugby...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Remembering our England Players
In the week leading up to a great day for English rugby and a fortnight leading up to the dedication of The Last Stand, it is an...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
The Last Stand (2/2) - Remembering the Rugby Players
'On 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club will be holding a ceremony of re-dedication for its century old and recently refurbished rugby...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
Nice to hear from you, Jon!
Many Ashbrooke Folk will remember Jon Buddington – rugby player and groundsman at Ashbrooke – and indeed the whole family who had links...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 18, 2019
- 3 min
The Last Stand - Remembering the Rugby Players (1/2)
On Saturday 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland will be holding a ceremony of rededication for its century old and recently...
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Keith Gregson
- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Oh Brother!
Followers of the Rugby World Cup cannot have failed to notice that the All Blacks have been able to put three brothers out on the park...
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