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March 22, 1906
On March 22, 1906, the first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
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The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
The England national rugby union team represents England in international men's rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 14 times and the Triple Crown 26 times, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history.
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The year in brief
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th…
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On March 22, 1906
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1906 The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris. Sports team
The England national rugby union team represents England in international men's rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions, winning the Grand Slam 14 times and the Triple Crown 26 times, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history.
Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1906
- April 14 The first meeting of the Azusa Street Revival, which will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, is held in Los Angeles.
- April 18 The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
- April 22 The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens.
- April 27 The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
- April 7 Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 7 The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
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