St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
OT181
Object ID
OT181
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
Thia Markson
Season
Description
Pennant, B.A.T.S. 1972 tour to Romania. Blue with 'Club sportiv Universitatea' and 'Timișoara' on the front in black. Blue, red, and yellow trim and tassel. 'B.A.T.S California' and '7 Sept. 1972' in black text on the white reverse face.
Info
A pennant presented to the Bay Area Touring Side (B.A.T.S.) by Club Sportiv Universitatea of Timișoara, Romania, during their 1972 tour of Romania. The Tour encompassed Britain, France, and Romania. The tour was historic as it marked the first time an American rugby team had played behind the iron curtain. The B.A.T.S played three games in Romania, one in Paris, three in Wales, and three in England.
The scores for the games in Romania were as follows:
B.A.T.S vs Sportul Studentescu (Bucharest) [20 - 14]
Universitatea Timișoara vs B.A.T.S [15-10]
Drivitza Rosie vs B.A.T.S (B team) [24-5]
The scores for the games in Romania were as follows:
B.A.T.S vs Sportul Studentescu (Bucharest) [20 - 14]
Universitatea Timișoara vs B.A.T.S [15-10]
Drivitza Rosie vs B.A.T.S (B team) [24-5]
Keywords
B.A.T.S, 1972, American Rugby, Romania, California
Comments
No comment yet! Be the first to add one!