The Random History of Rugby

Hapless Hookers & Useless Flankers

By:

Iain Spragg

Format:

Hardback

Series:

The Random History series

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A lot of rucking and mauling has gone on since William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball and ran, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the daddy of all oval ball games in just 80 minutes. This is the story of rugby as never been told before: a jinking, weaving compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons. From the playing fields of Edwardian England's public schools to the canopied splendour of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the game's towering achievements, hilarious happenings and ludicrous coincidences are entertainingly recalled.

Author Biography:

Iain Spragg is a sports journalist who has written for the Daily Telegraph and The Times. A former editor of the Rugby Icons website, he has also written many books on the subjects of sport, travel and humour, including The Jonny Wilkinson Story. Tony Husband is a much-admired cartoonist, whose work appears regularly in Private Eye for whom he created 'The Yobs'.

Release date Australia

September 7th, 2017

Author

Iain Spragg

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Illustrated by Tony Husband

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

75 b&w illus

Imprint

Prion Books Ltd

Pages

128

Publisher

Welbeck Publishing Group

Series

The Random History series

ISBN-13

9781853759932

Product ID

31120158

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