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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...
Keith Gregson
Aug 14, 20234 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Mar 10, 20231 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Nov 22, 20192 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Nov 9, 20193 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Nov 1, 20193 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Oct 29, 20192 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Oct 25, 20193 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Oct 25, 20192 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Oct 18, 20193 min read
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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...
Keith Gregson
Oct 11, 20192 min read
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Ashbrooke's Prestigious Bowls Trophy
The bowls section of Ashbrooke Sports Club aka Sunderland Bowling Club is very strong at the moment with both male and female members...
Keith Gregson
Oct 4, 20192 min read
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Look Out For The Programme!
Sunderland RFC has been in existence for almost 150 years. During that time, the match day programme has been something of a moveable...
Keith Gregson
Sep 26, 20192 min read
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Ashbrooke's Finest Day - June 9, 1926
As an incredibly exciting Ashes series comes to a close, club archivist Keith Gregson reflects on a fascinating historical link between...
Keith Gregson
Sep 25, 20196 min read
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…AND MORE ON OUR ATHLETIC HERITAGE
It looks like last week’s athletics’ blog was well timed. Not only did many club and Strollers’ members take part in the Great North Run...
Keith Gregson
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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A HERITAGE OF ATHLETICS
Although Ashbrooke Sports Club has never had an athletics section as such, it has always had strong links with athletics. The opening day...
Keith Gregson
Sep 6, 20192 min read
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Preparing for 'The Last Stand'
A recent heritage blog featured two magnificent photographs of Sachin Tendulkar, (one of the greatest cricketers of all time), batting at...
Keith Gregson
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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