The Union Game: A Rugby History

The Union Game: A Rugby History

Sean Smith
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Author:  Sean Smith
Condition:  New
Format:  Hardback
Pages:  224
Publisher:  Ebury Publishing
Year:  1999
ISBN:  9780563551188

A celebratory volume to accompany the fourth Rugby World Cup, taking place in the UK in the year 2000. It traces the social and popular history of rugby, and includes chapters on such topics as the game's adoption by so many different countries, and the vexed decision to turn professional.

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