A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union
A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union
The rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades—introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism, and creating a global market in players. This resource covers all of the great matches, teams, and players while also placing them in the context of the social, political, and economic changes which have affected the course of rugby’s development. International in scope, this history includes not only Britain and France but also the great rugby powers of the southern hemisphere and other successful rugby nations, such as Argentina, Fiji, and Japan. Rich in anecdotes—including the story of why 1895 is the most important date in both the rugby union and rugby league history, allegations of devil worship at a Welsh rugby
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Very nice,
Huw Richards’s book is an engaging, and often quite funny, history of rugby union. (To my mind it is far superior to the cold and disdainful “Social History of Rugby Union”, by Tony Collins.)
Richards’s is a clever writer. He crams a lot of info into this little book, while still making space for enlightening anecdotes. And his love for the game shines through. A very nice read.
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|History at it’s Best,
A Game for Hooligans, brought forth a font if information on how “the game they play in Heaven” was invented and evolved to what it is today.
Huw Richards obviously put in a ton of research into this, presenting fact as fact, and fiction as fiction. He separayed the two beautifuly.
Well done Huw!
A hearty thanks.
Don Maser
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|An exhaustive work,
This is an exhaustive review that provides excellent data for those rugby lovers doesn’t matter their age. Truth worthy. Buy this book with confidence.
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