This classic 1892 history is reissued to mark the Rugby World Cup 2015. Its author, referee Frank Marshall (1845–1906), became president of the Yorkshire Rugby Union in 1890, and quickly made himself unpopular by enforcing the 'amateur' status of players, suspending those accused of 'professionalism'. How might Marshall have reacted to the elite teams of the twenty-first century, or the recent dominance of Southern Hemisphere nations ('colonials' to him)?
Marshall's book covers rugby at British schools, the origins of the Rugby Football Union, university and county level rugby, and the Welsh game. Featuring team lists, match results, appreciations of individual players, and many illustrations, the book also describes early international encounters, including the gruelling 'Maori' tour of England in 1888–9, and England's tours to Australia (1888) and South Africa (1891–2).
'The South Africans played a very hard game, especially forward.' A taste of things to come?
| ISBN: | 9781108083942 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2015 |
| Author: | Francis Marshall |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 532 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century |
| Genres: |
History of sport Social and cultural history |
This classic 1892 history is reissued to mark the Rugby World Cup 2015. Its author, referee Frank Marshall (1845–1906), became president of the Yorkshire Rugby Union in 1890, and quickly made himself unpopular by enforcing the 'amateur' status of players, suspending those accused of 'professionalism'.
Football: The Rugby Union Game features in the following genres: History of sport, Social and cultural history
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Football: The Rugby Union Game was written by Francis Marshall and published by Cambridge University Press
Football: The Rugby Union Game has 532 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century series
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