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'this rugby spellbound people' Gwyn Prescott

'this rugby spellbound people' By Gwyn Prescott

'this rugby spellbound people' by Gwyn Prescott

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Now in it's third edition, The Birth of Rugby in Cardiff and Wales is the essential guide to the importance and significance of rugby in Cardiff to the development of Welsh rugby in the nineteenth century.

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'this rugby spellbound people': The Birth of Rugby in Cardiff and Wales by Gwyn Prescott

In this new and updated edition, Gwyn Prescott provides a fascinating insight into the origins and early years of the game in Cardiff. He outlines how its citizens of all backgrounds, its many distinct districts, and its commercial and religious interests took rugby to their hearts through the growth of clubs, competitions and the establishment of the famous Arms Park as the focal point of rugby in Wales.

'this rugby spellbound people' Reviews

"...scrupulously researched ... well written" Huw Richards, scrum.com; "Prescott paints a meticulous picture of Welsh rugby's growth in Victorian Britain" Rugby World; "...a fascinating piece of research and a major contribution to the history of rugby" Tony Collins; "excellent" Prof Martin Johnes

About Gwyn Prescott

A native of Cardiff who captained the Welsh Secondary Schools XV in 1965 and played for Cambridge University's 1st XV, Gwyn Prescott was awarded an MPhil in 2006 on the history of rugby and is author of numerous rugby histories including, Call Them to Remembrance - The Welsh Rugby Internationals Who Died in the Great War (St. David's Press, 2014 & 2021) and Arthur Gould - Rugby's First Superstar (St. David's Press, 2023).

Table of Contents

Foreword by Prof. Gareth Williams

Acknowledgements

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Introduction:

'The contagion will spread'

2. From Football to Rugby:

'Neither dribbling fish nor handling foul'

3. The Game is Established:

'The running business'

4. The Clubs:

'In Cardiff and district surely their name is legion'

5. Organisation and Participation:

'Administered by the few, played by the many'

6. Rugby's Wider Impact:

'Football, or, Life in Cardiff'

7. Conclusions:

'The noble game is not totally unknown here'

Appendices

1. Welsh Rugby Teams 1880-1

2. Cardiff and District Rugby Teams 1895-6

3. Club Competitions - Cardiff Area

(i) Cardiff District Football Union

Challenge Cup 1886-1890

Junior Cup 1890

(ii) Cardiff and District Football Union /
Cardiff and District Rugby Union

Mallett Cup 1893-2024

Union Shield 1895-1910

Ninian Stuart Cup 1911-2024

Senior League 1895-1900

Junior League to 1895-1900

Second Junior League to 1900

(iii) Cardiff Rugby Football Club

Junior Cup 1896-1900

4. Club Competitions - Wales

(i) South Wales Football Union / Welsh Football Union

South Wales Challenge Cup 1878-1914

5. Cardiff Area Club Secretaries 1889-1891

Bibliography

Index

Additional information

NGR9781904609186
9781904609186
190460918X
'this rugby spellbound people': The Birth of Rugby in Cardiff and Wales by Gwyn Prescott
Gwyn Prescott
New
Paperback
St David's Press
2024-05-30
302
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