Say goodbye to the old Lansdowne Road.1961 - USA Army Rugby Club Founded. The Army Rugby Football Club is one of the most highly respected teams at the United States Military Academy and its members are drawn from the United States Corps of Cadets.
1962 - October 31st, Oxford University inflicted their then record win over a touring team, beating the Canadians 56-0 at Iffley Road.
1963 - Richard Sharp scores one of the most elegant try of all time. On a diagonal run from a scrum he sells more dummies than Mothercare to glide through Scotland's defence for the try that brings England the Five Nations title.
1965 - Canadian Rugby Union formed. The original Rugby Union of Canada was founded in September, 1929, and lasted until the outbreak of the War in 1939. It was not revived until 1965 as the Canadian Rugby Union.
Cracks were discovered in the concrete of the South Terrace at Twickenham and it was found to be in need of extensive repairhe. It was found to be cheaper to build a stand. Planning permission refused because of objection by local residents (right of light). During next 10 years the houses are purchased by the RFU (for rent by employees). Planning permission granted in 1978 and rebuild completed in 1981.
1967 - Keith Jarrett, at 18, makes a sensational Five Nations debut scoring 19 points in Wales's 34-21 demolition of England.
March 4th - Surrey finally overcame Cornwall in front of a fiercely partisan crowd of 16,000, some watching from the roof of the main stand, in the County Championship semi-final at Redruth. The two sides were familiar with each other as this was the second replay after 6-6 and 14-14 draws in the previous three weeks. The whole affair was slightly surreal, with bitter arguments over ticket allocations and prices, and accusations that spectators shone mirrors into place kickers' eyes and assaulted players. Bob Hiller's place-kicking and tries from Bob Lloyd and Terry Brooke brought Surrey a 14-3 win.
1968 - President Bush plays for Yale Rugby team:
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The Replacement of injured players was added to the 1968-69 Laws (law 12: up to two players per team).
Mike Gibson replaced Barry John in the Lion’s first test against South Africa in 1968 was the first official replacement in a test match (although replacements happened unofficially in New Zealand, South Africa and Australia before that.
Tactical substitutions were introduced in 1996 (three replacements).
1969 - Start of the decade of the dragon. Wales lead the way on coaching and the use of the squad system to win three Grand Slams and six Triple Crowns.
All Black fullback Fergie McCormick scored a then-world record 24 points in his side's 33-12 win over Wales in Auckland in 1969.
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