A nice little e-mail from former SRFC player and groundsman Jon Buddington - now in charge of the wonderful University Parks Sports ground in Oxford but a great supporter of this site.
'A bit of historical interest for you Keith. 100 years ago. Durham v All Blacks 1924.'
KG NOTES - The game took place at Roker Park but the All Blacks may have trained at Ashbrooke. Dr Eccles of Sunderland played for Durham if anyone can recognise him. The attached SRFC photo from the 1980s has Jon Buddington seated second from the left.
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