Episode 261 - 1905, The Season That Made a Nation

By the early twentieth century, rugby was not simply popular in Wales. It was emotional infrastructure. It was civic ritual. And in 1905 a game between Wales and New Zealand would set Rugby Union at the heart of Welsh national pride. Photo :Credited to Bowden Brothers photography - [1] Digitised from Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19060201-15-3 Published in the Auckland Weekly News, 01 February 1906, pg. 15. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2026 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices