Girls Playing Rugby

1973 - Rugby Union’s Barbarians defeat the All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park.
1973 - The British Amateur Rugby League Association sets itself up to run the sport at grassroots level after complaining of neglect by the RFL. Formal re-unification takes 30 years.
1974 - Rugby Union’s Lions tour of South Africa. The notorious '99' call.
1975 - Wales and England field separate teams in the Rugby League World Cup, played over several months in both hemispheres. Australia takes the trophy by finishing one point ahead of England in the final league table.