One of the cool things that I love about this community is the people I get to meet. Through my sumo blog, I met an Aussie collector (Karl) working down in Indonesia. He has been helping me work on the Japanese Sumo Wrestling Trump (Playing Card) sets where I am trying to catalog all of them from 1975 to current. We've traded a few items back and forth and the latest items I am the recipient of are 4 packs of 2018 National Rugby League Traders. I know very little about rugby, but am excited to have these cards and am hoping to learn more. I have since come to learn that there are two types of rule sets for Rugby:
League and
Union. With respect to this set, there are a whole host of inserts in these 10-card packs. A quick search of eBay also shows a
cool album I may have to snag. I'm going to open two packs, and keep the other two sealed for the future. Let's see what I get:
Pack #1:
8 Base Cards: 36, 53, 62, 71, 86, 94, 116, 127
Pearl Special (1 per pack): #86 Michael Morgan
Faces of the Game (1 per 3 packs): #37 Daniel Alvaro
I scanned the two inserts, the knights checklist, and the Robbie Farah card. Robbie is 34 years old...hard to believe in rugby at least from my perspective.
Pack #2:
8 Base Cards: 19, 24, 50, 108, 111, 138, 143, 160
Pearl Special (1 per pack): #63 Jesse Bromwich
Startoons (1 per 18 packs): #7 Dylan Walker
The Startoons is a clear card with only the image of Dylan opaque although the scan doesn't do it justice!
Thanks so much Karl!
Does anyone else collect rugby cards?
Loved Rugby 7s in the Olympics. My favorite "find" of Rio. Also love the Rabbitohs logo. I would collect them if they were available to me.
ReplyDeleteIf they broadcasted it more, I could see myself really getting into watching it. I like these cards and they are definitely unique. Something different than what I am used to for sure.
DeleteI had a few friends watch a Rugby 7's tournament at Avaya Stadium last year and they all came back stoked. Told me I really missed out. Maybe it'll eventually make its way back to the Bay Area and I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never seen a match in person. Would love to go watch one!
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