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Author : Ian Collis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781741101911
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The History of Rugby League Clubs written by Ian Collis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Ferguson
Publisher : Young Reed
ISBN 13 : 9781921580086
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Story of Rugby League written by Andrew Ferguson and published by Young Reed. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time, is the 110 year history of rugby league in oneinformative book. All the great namesare here with wonderful stories,essential statistics and rare photosof players, clubs and key events.Expertly told by Andrew Ferguson,The Story of Rugby League is boundto inform, entertain and amaze anysporting fan or budding champion.Andrew
Author : Ian Collis
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN 13 : 9781742570105
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The History of Rugby League Clubs written by Ian Collis and published by New Holland Australia(AU). This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 400 pages with as many photographs. Each chapter contains club records and time lines outlined in an easy to read format. Essential reading for every league fan.
Author : Tony Collins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136317732
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Rugby's Great Split written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it’s first publication, Rugby’s Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, this deeply researched and highly readable book traces the social, cultural and economic divisions that led, in 1895, to schism in the game of rugby and the creation of rugby league, the sport of England’s northern working class. Tony Collins’ analysis challenges many of the conventional assumptions about this key event in rugby history – about class conflict, amateurism in sport, the North-South divide, violence on the pitch, the development of mass spectator sport and the rise of football. This new edition is expanded to cover parallel events in Australia and New Zealand, and to address the key question of rugby league’s failure to establish itself in Wales. Rugby’s Great Split is a benchmark text in the history of rugby, and an absorbing case study of wider issues – issues of class, gender, regional and national identity, and the impact of the commercialization and recent professionalization of rugby league. This insightful text is for anyone interested in Britain’s social history or in the emergence of modern sport, it is vital reading.
Author : Tony Collins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134023340
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book A Social History of English Rugby Union written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown’s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history, leading rugby historian Tony Collins demonstrates how these values have shaped the English game, from the public schools to mass spectator sport, from strict amateurism to global professionalism. Based on unprecedented access to the official archives of the Rugby Football Union, and drawing on an impressive array of sources from club minutes to personal memoirs and contemporary literature, the book explores in vivid detail the key events, personalities and players that have made English rugby. From an era of rapid growth at the end of the nineteenth century, through the terrible losses suffered during the First World War and the subsequent ‘rush to rugby’ in the public and grammar schools, and into the periods of disorientation and commercialisation in the 1960s through to the present day, the story of English rugby union is also the story of the making of modern England. Like all the very best writers on sport, Tony Collins uses sport as a prism through which to better understand both culture and society. A ground-breaking work of both social history and sport history, A Social History of English Rugby Union tells a fascinating story of sporting endeavour, masculine identity, imperial ideology, social consciousness and the nature of Englishness.
Author : William John Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921778728
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (787 download)
Download or read book A Short History of Rugby League in Australia written by William John Evans and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and entertaining account of the history of rugby league in Australia - charting the league's evolution from union, epic grand finals encounters, and players and coaches who changed the game forever. Chapters include: THE GLORY - an account of the most memorable final round scrambles, the heartache of departing with a runner-up medal and magic moments from past grand finals. THE CLUBS - in-depth analysis of today's teams, in addition to a section on extinct clubs, mergers, rivalries and local derbies, and club colours. AWARDS AND HONOURS - from the Rothmans Medal to the Golden Boot award this chapter celebrates the game's highest achievers with a look at the teams of the decades (and the last century), and Middleton's players of the year. RUGBY LEAGUE AROUND THE WORLD - take a look at other major rugby league nations, from the inherent rivalry between Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa, France and America's past performances.
Author : Tony Collins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134221444
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)
Download or read book Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called ‘the greatest game of all’ by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England’s northern working class than rugby league. This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social age. Using a range of previously unexplored archival sources, this extremely readable and deeply researched book considers the impact of two world wars, the significance of the game’s expansion to Australasia and the momentous decision to take rugby league to Wembley. It investigates the history of rugby union’s long-running war against league, and the sport’s troubled relationship with the national media. Most importantly, this book sheds new light on issues of social class and working-class masculinity, regional identity and the profound impact of the decline of Britain’s traditional industries. For all those interested in the history of sport and working-class culture, this is essential reading.
Author : Dick Tyson
Publisher : Jeremy Greenwood Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781899163861
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (638 download)
Download or read book London's Oldest Rugby Clubs written by Dick Tyson and published by Jeremy Greenwood Publishers. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to every London rugby club that is over 100 years old - whether or not they are still playing.
Author : Ian Collis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921024412
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (244 download)
Download or read book Rugby League Through the Decades written by Ian Collis and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the arrival of the New Zealand 'All Golds' who introduced the game to Australian shores in 1907, rugby league has had a colourful and controversial history. Rugby League Through the Decades is a celebration of each decade in that history; showcasing champion players, countless matches and suburban football clubs, many now gone forever. Including hundreds of images, many never before published; rare memorabilia, season records and international details, this books packs 110 years of sporting history into its 560 pages. Written in the style of 'unfolding history' to give the reader a sense of 'being there' at each historic moment in the game's evolution, the different era's of the game are reflected in the language and fashions of the times, and wonderfully portray the drama and emotion of the 'greatest game of all!'
Author : Richard Pitchfork
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1899820884
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (998 download)
Download or read book London written by Richard Pitchfork and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugby League is a northern Working Class sport. Since its inception, when breaking away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895 over the issue of "Broken Time Payments," it has been entrenched in what is now known as its "Northern Heartlands." The sport has tried to break away many times from these heartlands and establish itself in other areas of the country. This is the story of one of these attempts when it attempted, and very nearly succeeded, to establish itself in the Capital. The 1930s was the decade to try and break into London. Only years after the Empire Stadium at Wembley opened and hosted, for the first time, the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. The Northern Working Class was moving around the country to find work and professional sport was growing in popularity. Using letters from the owners of the clubs in London, supporters and from the Rugby Football League the book shows how close Rugby League came to establishing itself in London with initially 2 well run teams and eventually what could have been, as originally planned, a 6 team Southern Division. The Rugby League landscape and the sporting landscape of Britain as a whole could have been very different.
Author : Ryan Bodman
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 1991033451
Total Pages : 996 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Rugby League in New Zealand written by Ryan Bodman and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a sport told through its communities. Rugby League in New Zealand: A People’s History unveils the compelling journey of a game flourishing against the odds. Beginning with the game’s introduction to the country in 1907, Ryan Bodman reveals the deep-rooted connections between rugby league’s development and the evolving cultural fabric of New Zealand. By questioning the mythic status of rugby union in the nation’s identity, this history highlights how power, politics and people have collectively shaped the country’s sporting scene. Drawing on first-hand interviews and a wide range of illustrations and archival material, Bodman locates rugby league history in working-class suburbs, and among Kiingitanga Māori, Pasifika migrants, and clubs and communities across the country. The people behind the game share accounts of change, triumph and resilience, while emphasising rugby league’s lasting influence on New Zealanders’ lives.
Author : Tony Collins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408843722
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Oval World written by Tony Collins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 globalised sport of the twenty-first century,now played in well 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, spread to France, Argentina, Japan and the rest of the world and commanded a global television audience of over four billion for the last world cup final. And how American football – and other games such as Australian, Canadian and Gaelic football – emerged from rugby and highlight just how much the modern gridiron game owes to its English cousin. Featuring the great moments in the game's history and its great names – such as Jonah Lomu, 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 survive and thrive in countries with very different traditions and cultures. This is the the definitive world history of a truly global rugby.
Author : Les Hoole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781859832523
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Rugby League Lions written by Les Hoole and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Sheard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135762805
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Download or read book Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players written by Kenneth Sheard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979, this classic study of the development of rugby from folk game to its modern Union and League forms has become a seminal text in sport history. In a new epilogue the authors provide sociological analysis of the major developments in international ruby that have taken place since 1979, with particular attention to the professionalism that was predicted in the first edition of this text. Sports lovers, rugby fans and students of the history and sociology of sport will find it invaluable. Rugby football is descended from winter 'folk games' which were a deeply rooted tradition in pre-industrial Britain. This was the first book to study the development of Rugby from this folk tradition to the game in its modern forms. The folk forms of football were extremely violent and serious injuries - even death - were a common feature. The game was refined in the public schools who played a crucial role in formulating the rules which required footballers to exercise greater self-control. With the spread of rugby into the wider society, the Rugby Football Union was founded but class tensions led to the split between Rugby Union and Rugby League. The authors examine the changes that led to the professionalisation of Rugby Union as well as the alleged resurgence of violence in the modern game.
Author : Greg Mallory
Publisher : Boolarong Press
ISBN 13 : 0975770411
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Voices from Brisbane Rugby League written by Greg Mallory and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an oral history based on interviews with some of the legends of the game. Greg Mallory presents the stories of these greats the memories, the achievements, the disappointments, and the characters they met along the way in their own words, in a tribute that derives from Greg’s own love of the ‘the greatest game of all’. Such names as Crocker, Lovejoy, Gallagher, Metassa and Leis just to name a few of the people pertrayed in this book.
Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1976 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Australian National Bibliography: 1992 written by National Library of Australia and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1988 with total page 1976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Haddrell
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750984195
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (841 download)
Download or read book The History of Dings Crusaders Rugby Club written by Ian Haddrell and published by History Press. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897 Herbert William Rudge founded Dings Crusaders Rugby Club as a part of the Dings Boys Club. This book tells the story of how the rugby club grew from humble beginnings to competing in the 4th tier of English rugby.
