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For any serious follower of the game, this fifth edition is a must. Every premiership player since 1908 is listed, as well as the great players who have represented Australia.
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 t...
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 ...
101 Greatest Rugby League Players brings together the greatest heroes of the sport throughout its history, with detailed, entertaining player-career overviews featuring superb photographs (including rare historical shots) and player stats. Thoroughly researched by the game's best-selling authors, this is a perfect gift for fans of Rugby League and will bring lasting pleasure and stimulate endless conversation and debate. Why 101? Because you can't leave out Benji Marshall.