PHOTO 1: Duncan Bluck, chairman of the Swire Group in Hong Kong, presents the trophy to Andy Ripley, captain of the Barbarians, in 1981.

PHOTO 2: Barbarians' Peter Wheeler tries to give an Australia player the slip in the 1981 final.

PHOTO 3: Flying Fijian Dominiko Manaseitava leaves Hong Kong's Charlie Yeomans grits his teeth and sets off in pursuit in 1981.

PHOTO 4: Fans lap up the action in 1981 - can you see yourself in the crowd? Let us know

PHOTO 5: The winning Barbarians team from 1981. Les Cusworth, Gary Pearce, Nigel Pomphrey, Nick Preston, Andy Ripley, Peter Wheeler, Brymnor Williams, Gareth Williams, and Clive Woodward were all in the squad.

PHOTO 6: A fag was essential while watching the action in the early days.

PHOTO 7: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie . . . without the Oi, Oi, Oi in 1982.

PHOTO 8: The Government Stadium was used for the first time in 1982 after hundreds of fans were turned away at Hong Kong Football Club the previous year.

PHOTO 9: This giant fork in '82 is the first pictorial evidence we could find in the archives of fans bringing in stupid objects, now a proud tradition

PHOTO 10: Australia celebrate with the trophy in 1982 after beating Scottish Border Club, including greats Keith Robertson, Jim Renwick and John Rutherford.

PHOTO 11: Fiji trudge off after losing 14-4 to Australia in the 1983 final.

PHOTO 12: Mother Nature vents her wrath again and the 1983 tournament is played on a quagmire.

PHOTO 13: Australia's Mark Ella is covered in mud after winning the 83 final.

PHOTO 14: Muddied oafs ... more action from 1983.

PHOTO 15: Scotland fans in 1983, well-accustomed to the rain.

PHOTO 16: A view - of sorts - from the stands in 1983.

PHOTO 17: Australia's Brendan Moon takes a mud bath in 1983.

PHOTO 18: Young fans get a pitch-side vantage point - in the days before security guards.

PHOTO 19: A poorly performed haka in 1984 from runners-up New Zealand.

PHOTO 20: These All Blacks fans were left disappointed in 1984.

PHOTO 21: 1984 winners Fiji. Coach Ian Duncan was a former Hong Kong resident who played 30 times for the "colony" side as they were then known and helped them win the Plate in 1976.

PHOTO 22: Albert Bruce breaks clear of the Western Samoa defence during Australia's hard-earned semi-final win in 1985.

PHOTO 23: Fans dressed as Arabs in 1985, one of the earliest images of costumed supporters in our archives and a sign of things to come.

PHOTO 24: The party atmosphere is well-established in 1985.

PHOTO 25: Roger Baird tries to revive Public School Wanderers' John Jeffrey after the Scottish great was floored early on in the 1985 final against Australia.

PHOTO 26: The Arabian theme was popular in 1985.

PHOTO 27: Australia celebrate with the cup in 1985.