A Social History of English Rugby Union

By Tony Collins

In this fascinating history of the English game, leading rugby historian Tony Collins traces the development of rugby union from its origins at Rugby School through to the modern era of professionalism and World Cup victory, and explains why the game has come to have such a profound influence on the emergent English middle class.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415476607
• ISBN13: 9780415476607
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"