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Synopsis
Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades—introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism, and creating a global market in players. This book brings the game's colorful 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. 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.
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About the Author
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.
Review
"An ambitious project, triumphantly realised" * Independent on Sunday * "Crammed with fact and leavened with anecdote . . . an utterly reliable guide" * Daily Telegraph * "Huw Richards has managed to distil the very essence of rugby union history into this one volume . . . an excellent chronicle" * The Independent * "Magnificent" * The Times * "Engagingly quirky" * Publishing News *
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- PublisherMainstream Publishing
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1845960165
- ISBN 13 9781845960162
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages304
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