This is the perfect source of reference on the world's most dynamic contact sport. The book contains everything you need to know about the oval-ball game from its early origins during Roman times to today's growing popularity across the world.
Whether you play every week or just watch from the safety of your armchair, this is the ultimate read for anyone who loves Rugby Union.
This book includes:
- The Great Matches: Describes the great matches, performances and players who have lit up the international scene since the first rugby match in Victorian times.
- The Legends of Rugby: Pays tribute to nine of the biggest talents the game has ever seen: Serge Blanco, Naas Botha, David Campese, Jeremy Guscott, Gavin Hastings, Barry John, Willie John McBride, Colin Meads and Hugo Porta.
- The Great Competitions: Comprehensive records of all the important club and international competitions.
- The Great Players: An A-Z of 200 outstanding rugby stars from Carl Aarvold to Wilf Wooller.
- Laws and Tactics: Easy-to-follow explanation of the laws of the game and their effects on tactics.
Plus the origins of the game, rugby around the world, the great stadiums, the business of rugby, equipment, scandals and controversies and rugby chronology.
