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Rugby makes Wembley debut
22/04/2008 6:38:20 AM
PA Sport
The British Olympic Association has announced that the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in London will be marked by a rugby match between the Barbarians and Australia.
The match on December 3 at Wembley Stadium will mark the centenary of the 1908 Games and of the Olympic rugby union final between Great Britain and Australia.
It will be the first time a rugby union match has taken place at the new national stadium.
In 1908 the Wallabies defeated a Great Britain side (represented by the county of Cornwall) 32-3, to claim the gold medal.
BOA chief executive Simon Clegg said: "It is appropriate to mark the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games first coming to London and this game at Wembley is a unique chance to see top class international rugby played at one of the world's greatest venues."
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