What a fantasy team this is ......... !! http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/rugby/2008/10/fantasy-team-of.html
It's very interesting indeed, at least to us Rugby tragics. The jerseys are definitely French, and some of the men's faces are familiar, but not all. I recognise Dave Gallaher of New Zealand, and possibly Ron Poulton-Palmer of England. Do you have any names? Gareth
3rd row : David GALLAHER (NZ), J.J. CONILH DE BEYSSAC (F), Alfred MAYSSONNIE (F), Felix FAURE (F) 2nd Row Basil MAC LEAR (Irl), Blair SWANNEL (Aus), Charles Meyrick PRITCHARD (Wal), Ronald POULTON-PALMER (Eng) (captain), Jan (Jacky) MORKEL (AfS), Gaston LANE (F), Emmanuel IGUINIZ (F), Maurice BOYAU (F) Front Row: Jean LARRIBEAU (F), Walter Riddell SUTHERLAND (Sco), Marcel BURGUN (F) http://rugby-pioneers.blogs.com/rugby/2008/10/fantasy-team-of.html
Heres another but I can't make this bigger to be able to see the names !! ( maybe somebody can do it !!) http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16358&CSR=16369&CSSR=16419&Cle=52414
Thanks. I'd managed to identify Boyau and Morkel in the photo, but was finding the rest of them a bit difficult. Gareth
Note this was a Photoshop creation overlaid on the original French team photo of 1914 (hence the jerseys) but with other International rugby players who fell comped in , which is why some of the heads are a bit wonky. rgds Stephen
