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Article: Wallabies take gold with win at Wembley ; Australia celebrated the centenary of their 1908 Olympic gold medal with victory over the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- December 4, 2008
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Australia celebrated the centenary of their 1908 Olympic gold
medal with victory over the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium.
Australia won Olympic gold at the White City Stadium 100 years
ago with a 32-3 victory over Great Britain, who were represented at
the Games by then county champions Cornwall.
Australia scored six tries that day. There were only two last
night but it was enough for the Wallabies to mark the occasion with
victory against a Barbarians side.
Former All Blacks flanker Jerry Collins, who last year turned out
for the Barnstaple 2nd XV, provided his own tribute by dying his
hair yellow.
Collins profited from a dazzling Shane Williams run to score the
Barbarians' second-half try ...