The Original Rules of Rugby

Description

'Rugby has rules? Seriously!?' How many times has an observer of the grand game been moved to utter such a comment on observing a rolling maul or a crushing tackle? The complex evolution of rugby football and the intriguing history behind its shifting rules tell a fascinating story which is both pertinent and illuminating to fans today. A book for both passionate fans and those with a passing curiosity about how a game with a ball could possibly be so complicated and so beloved.

Author description

Jed Smith is the author of The Little Book of English Rugby.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780670075508
• Publisher : Penguin Books Australia
• Imprint : Viking Australia
• Publication date : July 2011
• Produced in : Australia
• Availability date : August 2011
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 88
• Dewey classification : 796.333
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Jed Smith