Rugby & Football Memorabilia

1947 England v France Rugby Programme: Usual Twickenham 4pp card. G/VG

1949 England v France Rugby Programme: Standard issue from Twickers. G/VG

1951 England v France Rugby Programme: Last of the old-style 4pp card English issues. G/VG

1953 England v France Rugby Programme: New magazine-style Programme Publications Ltd. Edition. VG

1955 England v France Rugby Programme: Another in the run of diagonal two-tone coloured covers in magazine fashion. VG

Scarce 1956 France v England Rugby Programme: 'French Flimsy' which has survived in pleasingly good order. VG

1957 England v France Rugby Programme: Now standard multi-paged, well -illustrated example. G/VG

Scarce 1958 France v England Rugby Programme: 4pp foldover from Colombes, top edge only a tad creased, o/wise VG, sought-after

1959 England France Rugby Programme: Traditional Twickenham issue. G/VG

Scarce 1960 France v England France Rugby Programme: The last of the thin giveaways for this fixture, v collectable. G/VG

1961 England v France Rugby Programme: Standard England example. G/VG

1962 France v England Rugby Programme: First French magazine style issue for this clash. G/VG

1963 & 1965 England v France Rugby Programmes (2): Substantial standard Sixties examples. G/VG

1964 France v England Rugby Programme: French flair to magazine-type covers. G/VG

1966 France v England Rugby Programme: More colourful cover designs and packed content. G/VG

1967 & 1969 England v France Rugby Programmes (2): Crisp clean Twickenham editions. G/VG

1968 France v England Rugby Programme: Desirable detailed example from Paris. G/VG

1970 France v England Rugby Programme: Traditional Colombes material, good pics too. G/VG

1947 Ireland v France Rugby Programme: Grubby to centre pp. otherwise G as a glory era in Irish Rugby about to start

1949 Ireland v France Rugby Programme: Ireland Champions and won Triple Crown. Staple rust to mid-spine, o/wise G/VG

1951 Ireland v France Rugby Programme: Ireland won the title that season, and this game 9-8. G/VG

1953 Ireland v France Rugby Programme: Last at Belfast, great evocative adverts: 'Rugger pants, Triple Crown balloon shape'! Lovely

1955 Ireland v France Rugby Programme: Half page neatly cut out from the 1955, now magazine-style, Dublin issue. O/wise VG

1957 & 59 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (2): Standard packed Dublin issues. Both VG

Scarce 1958 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: Slightly trimmed, small spine tape and scores. F/G

Scarce 1960 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: Last of the 4pp French Flimsies'. Scores to cover. G/VG

1961 & 63 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (2): Traditional Lansdowne Road magazine-style example, both G/VG

1962 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: First magazine stye French issue for an Irish visit. G/VG

1964 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: Increasingly familiar colourful covers - French design flair for these Colombes clashes. G/VG

1965 & 67 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (2): Different covers for each of these mid-60s Dublin issues. G/VG

1966 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: Standard interesting Colombes example. G/VG

1968 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: French Grand Slam season, usual fine issue. G/VG

1969, 71 & 73 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (3): A trio of the full, fine Dublin programmes. VG

1970 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: Splendid action pics, too, in this Colombes example. VG

1972 France & Ireland Rugby Programmes (2): The January clash in Paris and the 'extra' game in Dublin, to aid the IRFU when others didn't travel d...

1974 & 76 France v Ireland Rugby Programmes (2): The Parc des Princes welcomed the Irish for the first and second times. G/VG

1975, 77 & 79 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (3): Irish Centenary 1974-5 plus two more. G/VG

1978, 80 & 82 France v Ireland Rugby Programmes (3): Full detailed issues from Paris. G/VG

1981, 83 & 85 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (3): Colourful variety of cover designs on these Lansdowne Road examples. G/VG

1984, 86, 88 & 90 France v Ireland Rugby Programmes (4): Quartet whose quirky covers give way to action pics from previous clashes. VG

1987(2) & 89 Ireland v France Rugby Programmes (2): A VIP, special cover issue, as well as a standard example from 1987, plus the 89 game. All VG

2020 France v Ireland Rugby Programme: In the delayed Covid-hit series, this was the Halloween Encounter of October, and harder to get as the Fren...

Very rare 1947 France v Wales Rugby Programme: Most valuable and hugely sought-after, the rarest post WW2 Welsh programme, ironically the only Par...

1948, 50 & 52 Wales v France Rugby Programmes (3): The French win at Swansea, then the Grand Slam Wales wins in both 1950 & 1952, the last a littl...

Scarce 1949 France v Wales Rugby Programme: The hosts reverted to a 'French Flimsy', so a great survivor here 75 years on, 4pp foldover thin paper...

Scarce 1951 France v Wales Rugby Programme: A little worn with crease but G for age and rarity

Scarce 1953 France v Wales Rugby Programme: Autographed by many players from both sides, lovely scarce item, in good condition

1954, 56 & 58 Wales v France Rugby Programmes (3): Standard Cardiff magazine style examples for three consecutive 1950s clashes, G/VG

Scarce 1955 France v Wales Rugby Programme: A tad browned and with slight edge 'nibbles', but good and very collectable

Scarce 1957 France v Wales Rugby Programme: A tad browned to spine, splitting there and slight edge 'nibbles', but again good overall and very col...

Scarce 1959 France v Wales Rugby Programme: Last of the F v W 'French Flimsies', VG for age and rarity

1961 & 63 France v Wales Rugby Programmes (2): The first of the magazine style F v W issues, the former lacking its covers, hence guide prices, t...

1960, 62, 64 & 66 Wales v France Rugby Programmes (4): Quartet of standard Cardiff issues, VG

1965 France v Wales Rugby Programme: Usual detailed magazine style from Colombes, France denying Wales the Grand Slam. VG

1967 France v Wales Rugby Programme: Attractive cover on another splendid Paris issue. VG

1948 Scotland v France Rugby Programme: Standard timeless 8pp Edinburgh example, former team pics from Forsyth the sponsors' great collection. Tap...

1950 Scotland v France Rugby Programme: One clean p/hole and, like a valuable Penny Black (?!), it had the centre teams page blank: they have been...

1952 Scotland v France Rugby Programme: Standard issue in good condition, with usual team pics of yesteryear

1953 France v Scotland Rugby Programme: Very well-preserved 'French Flimsy' with scorers neatly marked, desirable

1954 Scotland v France Rugby Programme: First Murrayfield magazine-style issue, and for the French visit of 1954. Excellent edition in fine order ...