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A Game For Hooligans, A H Richards

A Game For Hooligans, A By H Richards

A Game For Hooligans, A by H Richards


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Summary

Covers the great games, teams and players of rugby, exploring the social, political and economic changes which have affected the course of rugby's development. Contained within this work are the answers to many questions concerning the game, such as why 1895 is the most important date in both rugby union and rugby league history, and more.

A Game For Hooligans, A Summary

A Game For Hooligans, A by H Richards

Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades - introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism and creating a global market in players - yet no authoritative English-language general history of the game has been published in that time, until now. Webb Ellis to Wilkinson brings the game's colourful story entirely up to date. It covers all of the great games, teams and players but also explores the social, political and economic changes which have affected the course of rugby's development. It is an international history, covering not only Britain and France but also the great rugby powers of the southern hemisphere and other successful rugby nations, including Argentina, Fiji and Japan. Contained within are the answers to many intriguing questions concerning the game, such as why 1895 is the most important date in both rugby union and rugby league history and how New Zealand became so good and have remained so good for so long. There is also a wealth of anecdotes, including allegations of devil-worship at a Welsh rugby club and an account of the game's contribution to the Cuban Revolution. This is a must-read for any fan of the oval ball.

About H Richards

Huw Richards has been the Financial Times rugby correspondent since 1995. He is the author of Dragons and All Blacks, which was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, and co-author of two acclaimed volumes of essays on Welsh heroes, Heart and Soul and More Heart and Soul. He has covered all five World Cups and reported on more than 200 rugby internationals.

Additional information

GOR001226295
9781845960162
1845960165
A Game For Hooligans, A by H Richards
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20061102
304
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