Great Days in New Zealand Rugby
£15.00
Entitled 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.
Entitled 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.