As the European rugby season enters another phase this week, we can focus on Blanche de Castile (1188-1252), granddaughter of Henry II, wife of Louis VIII, mother of and regent to (St.) Louis IX and great-grandmother of Isabelle, who married Edward II to become Richard III’s great-great-great-grandmother.
In 2008, Stade Francais developed a new third choice shirt, festooned with images of Blanche on their usual blue and pink colours. Those of our readers who are colourblind will wonder what the fuss is about:
The New Murrey and Blue blog 
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