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Rummle Them Up The story of Rugby in the scottish borders. 1st Edition: 1989- Mint condition. With Dust Jacket. Dtamped with Hereford And ciunty Libraries' Stamped
Price: £9.99 |
 Great Days in New Zealand RugbyEntitled Great Days in New Zealand Rugby this is a first edition published in 1959 by Bailey Bros and Swinfen Ltd. Written by Terry McLean. The book is in superb condition with a tight spine, clean pages, no inscriptions and no damage to note. The dustjacket is present, though slightly torn at the corners. The book is 198 pages. Terry McLean, a leading Rugby Writer and author of several books on the game, has traversed 60 years of rugby history in writing accounts of 20 historic matches played by or among New Zealand teams. Begining with 1897, the year a Wellington team was stoned and called "Butchers", McLean discusses, among other matches, the epic of 1905 between Wales and New Zealand, the day in 1924 when a New Zealand forward was ordered from the field at Twickenham and the historic day in 1956 when the Waikato provincial team defeated the touring South African team in spite of having to play most of the match with only 14 men. This book is now getting more difficult to find, but is a must for anybody with an interest in the history of the game.
Price: £15.00 |
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Taming The Tourists - Cardiff RFC Taming The Tourists - By Alan Evans Launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cardiff's momentous defeat of the All Blacks on 21 November 1953, 'Taming the Tourists' is the epic tale of how one club beat the might of New Zealand, South Africa and Australia over a century-and how the wallabies lost to the Blue and Blacks six times in a row. The book includes personal recollections of great players including Cliff Morgan, Bleddyn Williams, Gerald Davies, John Scott and Gareth Edwards and raises the uncomfortable issue of whether the much loved international tours will ever return to the rugby calendar in the professional age. Taming the Tourists has 224 pages plus 16 pages of photos and is a hardback. The photos depict the historic matches and a full statistical record and analysis This book is brand new, 1st edition complete with dust jacket. The book is retailing in shops at £15.99. A great gift for any Cardiff Supporter.
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Rugby - A History of Rugby Union Football Rugby A History of Rugby Union Football by Chris Rea. Legend has it that rugby football was discovered by one William Webb Ellis who, on an historic occasion at Rugby School in 1823, "with fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time, first took the ball and ran with it". In his fascinating account Chris Rea, who has been capped 13 times for Scotland (and probably doesn't know a lady in red), tells how the game spread and developed from these early public school beginnings to the rest of the British Isles, then to South Africa, France, New Zealand and Australia. This is the hard backed, 1977 edition of the book. In excellent condition - a marvellous book for the Historian or keen rugby fan. Complete with Dust Jacket.
Price: £6.00 |
