Scotland v England Did You Know..?

Published: Friday, 30. September, 2011 in category Nigel Melville

by Nigel Melville
Nigel Melville Direct

Did you know that the Scotland v England game tonight is the oldest international fixture dating back to 1871....the same year that Henry Morton Stanley located the missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

In America, P. T. Barnum opened his circus in Brooklyn, billing it as "The Greatest Show on Earth', and of course the greatest show on earth this week is the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand!

Interestingly, this is the first time Scotland have played England on neutral territory, so history will be made tonight!

With an impressive resume as player, coach and administrator, Nigel David Melville took over as CEO and President of Rugby Operations of USA Rugby, the National Governing Body of the sport in America, in 2006.  In addition to his full time job promoting the sport in the U.S., Melville has launched his own blog, Nigel Melville Direct, to further the discussion and his passion for what it will take to make the U.S. a great rugby playing nation.

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