Download PDF The Oval World A Global History of Rugby Tony Collins 9781408831571 Books
Download PDF The Oval World A Global History of Rugby Tony Collins 9781408831571 Books
Download As PDF : The Oval World A Global History of Rugby Tony Collins 9781408831571 Books
Rugby has always been a sport with as much drama off the field as on it. For every thrilling last-minute Jonny Wilkinson drop-goal to win the World Cup or Jonah Lomu rampage down the touchline for a try, there has been a split, a feud or a controversy.
The Oval World is the first full-length history of rugby on a world scale--from its origins in the village-based football games of medieval times up to the globalized sport of the twenty-first century, now played in over 100 countries. It tells the story of how a game played in an obscure English public school became the winter sport of the British Empire, spreading to France, Argentina, Japan and the rest of the world and commanding a global television audience of over four billion for the last World Cup final. It also explores how American football – and other games such as Australian, Canadian and Gaelic football--emerged from their English cousin.
Featuring the great moments in the game's history and its legendary names--David Duckham, Serge Blanco, Billy Boston and David Campese, alongside Rupert Brooke, King George V, Boris Karloff, Charles de Gaulle and Nelson Mandela--The Oval World investigates just what it is about rugby that enables it to thrive in countries with very different traditions and cultures. This is the definitive world history of a truly global sport.
Download PDF The Oval World A Global History of Rugby Tony Collins 9781408831571 Books
"Ordered this and it just arrived today...500+ page hardcover book and NOT ONE picture or diagram...are you kidding me? HOW CHEAP CAN YOU GET!!?? Will report back more once I have read a few chapters but definitely disappointed there's no montage of pics of the great moments in Rugby history...scheesh!!"
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The Oval World A Global History of Rugby Tony Collins 9781408831571 Books Reviews
- I got this as a gift for the rugby player on my Christmas list. Although he's played for years, he said the book contained a lot he'd never known before, and he found it very interesting.
- Definitive history. Outstanding.
- Ordered this and it just arrived today...500+ page hardcover book and NOT ONE picture or diagram...are you kidding me? HOW CHEAP CAN YOU GET!!?? Will report back more once I have read a few chapters but definitely disappointed there's no montage of pics of the great moments in Rugby history...scheesh!!
- A great reference about how a sport is played and growths with personal parts not to many pictures. A good book to pass on to your teammates as well
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