The oval world : a global history of rugby /

Rugby has always been a sport with as much drama off the field as on it. For every thrilling last-minute Jonny Wilkinson drop-goal to win the World Cup or Jonah Lomu rampage down the touchline for a try there has been a split, a feud, or a controversy. The Oval World is the first full-length histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Tony, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Kick-off
  • Towards five nations
  • Making a rugby world
  • Golden years amidst the gathering storm
  • Challenge and change in the interwar years
  • Rugby's new horizons
  • Tradition and transformation
  • Into the 21st century.