The Treasures of Rugby Union - Hardcover

Richard Bath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780976933 ISBN 13: 9781780976938

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The Treasures of Rugby Union is a celebration of one of the world's oldest international team sports (pre-dating international football by a year). It covers the development of the game from the moment William Webb Ellis is reputed to have picked up a ball and run with it during a football match at Rugby School in 1823 to the ultra professional game of today and all that happened in between. It focuses on the sport's biggest nations, provides a history of some of rugby's quirkier aspects - such as the British and Irish Lions and Barbarians, includes a section on sevens rugby, and contains a report on every Rugby World Cup. Packed with never-before-published memorabilia, courtesy of the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham - the home of English rugby - this book, fully revised and updated for the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup, is part of Carlton Books' highly successful of Treasures series and is essential reading for every rugby fan.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Bath is a freelance sports writer and editor and is the author of numerous sports books, including The Ultimate Encyclopaedia of Rugby (Carlton Books). He has appeared on both radio and television as a pundit and lives in Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1780976933
• ISBN 13: 9781780976938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64