Immortal Harlequin: The Story of Adrian Stoop

by Ian Cooper

Born in 1883 to a Dutch father and a Scottish-Irish mother, Adrian Stoop became one of the greatest names in English rugby. After early days at Rugby School and as captain of Oxford, his revolutionary leadership led Harlequins to become the greatest club side in the country before the First World War. As national captain he made the (then unheard of) village of Twickenham an Englishman's castle, synonymous with free-flowing, attacking rugby.Fighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503206785
• ISBN13: 9781503206786
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"