A social history of English Rugby Union [electronic resource] / Tony Collins.
From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown?s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history, leadin...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- The schoolboy's game
- The amateur game
- The war game
- The man's game
- The class game
- The player's game
- The imperial game
- The money game
- The whole new ball game?