The history of the productMATCH 1927

THE FIRST "CRUNCH" OR FIRST CONFRONTA-TION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN RUGBY XV TOOK PLACE IN 1906 IN PARIS.

After 15 other confrontations, including a single draw in 1922 and 15 English victories, France earned its first victory in 1927. Twenty-one years after their first meeting, in front of 35,000 spectators at the Yves-du-Ma-noir stadium in Colombes on April 2, 1927, France won against its best enemy. The Grenoble winger Edmond Vellat scored the only points of the match by scoring a try in the first half, Adolphe Jauréguy, a player of the Stade Français at that time, became the first captain French selection victorious facing the XV of the Rose.