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Happy St George's Day

Willow

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Happy to report that the Wikipedia entry is still there, 2 years later...

Celebrations

Countries that celebrate St George's Day include England, Canada, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Macedonia. Cities include Moscow in Russia, Genova in Italy, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Beirut in Lebanon, Qormi and Victoria in Malta and many others. It is also celebrated in the old Crown of Aragon in Spain—Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, and Majorca.

April 23 is also the anniversary of the St George Dragons Rugby League Football Club. The St George club coincidentally played their inaugural NSWRL first grade match on St George's Day, 23 April 1921 at the Sydney Sports Ground in Australia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George's_Day
 
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On this day in 1921, a St George first grade team ran onto the field for the first time.

Our birthday, April 23rd, is also St George's Day around the world.

Happy Birthday to us!

SAINTS' FIRST PREMIERSHIP MATCH
KICKOFF ON 'ST GEORGES DAY', 1921
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Saturday, April 23, 1921. Venue: Sydney Sports Ground. Kickoff: 3:15pm
Saints' first match was coincidentally scheduled for 'St George's Day', 1921. Their opponents were Glebe, captained by William 'Binghi' Benson who went on to play for Saints in 1927 and featured the mighty Frank 'Chunky' Burge who would later captain-coach St George.
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Herb Gilbert Snr (pic left) had the honour of being the inaugural first grade captain and coach. A veteran of 33 years old, Gilbert was regarded as one of the greatest centres in the game. His inspiration and experience brought instant respect to the new club.

Saints went down 4 -3 but kept the more fancied Glebe tryless.

George Carstairs (pic right) had the honour of scoring Saints' first ever try.
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A standout player for St George was forward, Ernie Lapham who out-performed his rivals.

The inaugural FIRST GRADE TEAM on the day (with numbers)
Fullback:1- Lyall Wall.
Wing three quarters: 2- George 'Bluey' Carstairs; 5- Norman Shadlow.
Centre three quarters: 3- Herb Gilbert (captain-coach); 4- Reg Fusedale.
Halves: 8- Tommy Burns; 9- Frank Gray.
Forwards: 10- Clarrie Tye; 11- Roy 'Bunny' Bossi; 12- Tony Redmond; 13- Ernie 'Curly' Lapham; 14- Sid Field; 15- Jack Clark.
Reserves: 6- Lew Heuschkel; 7- A. Bossi, 16- F 'Skinny' Wilkins; 17- J. Morris

http://jubileeavenue.com.au/history/1921-1925.php
 
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Willow said:
'A beer of full body and robust bitterness with a fiery amber hue - just the stuff for dragon slaying! The palate is crisp and tangy, leading to a long dry 'digestive biscuit' finish with hints of orange and blackcurrant.'
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'A beer of full body and robust bitterness with a fiery amber hue - just the stuff for dragon slaying! The palate is crisp and tangy, leading to a long dry 'digestive biscuit' finish with hints of orange and blackcurrant.'
 
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From the very early sixties St. George were known as the "Saints". When & why did we become the Dragons?
 
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It's my wife's birthday today and she's not impressed that she has to share the celebrations with St George. She says she puts up with me dedicating too much of my attention to St George each day of the year let alone on hers birthday.

You are all invited to also wish Olga happy birthday!
 
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possm said:
It's my wife's birthday today and she's not impressed that she has to share the celebrations with St George. She says she puts up with me dedicating too much of my attention to St George each day of the year let alone on hers birthday.

You are all invited to also wish Olga happy birthday!
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Many happy returns Olga; I wish you a memorable day!

By the way; Olga, are you of Russian heritage, perchance?
Does your other half moonlight as the infamous Vas?
 
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cruzer said:
From the very early sixties St. George were known as the "Saints". When & why did we become the Dragons?
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We have been known as "Saints" since 1921 - this is from the match reports of the time. The team was also known as the "Dragon Slayers" in the media - that seemed to go away with time and was perhaps shortened to "Dragons". But the team has always been first and foremost known as the "Saints".

"St George Dragons" really only became a 'brand name' in the 1970s-1980s when the the game became more corporate-based. In the same way, the club also has the name "Red V" trademarked or registered
 
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Willow said:
We have been known as "Saints" since 1921 - this is from the match reports of the time. The team was also known as the "Dragon Slayers" in the media - that seemed to go away with time and was perhaps shortened to "Dragons". But the team has always been first and foremost known as the "Saints".

"St George Dragons" really only became a 'brand name' in the 1970s-1980s when the the game became more corporate-based. In the same way, the club also has the name "Red V" trademarked or registered
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Thanks for the reminder.

By the way - "From the very early sixties St. George were known as the "Saints".
Failed to add.... from the very early sixties when I began to follow them.
 
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