Who Framed William Webb Ellis: (...and other puzzles in rugby history) by Tony C

Description: Who Framed William Webb Ellis by Tony Collins Rugby is full of mysteries on and off the pitchIt is played with an odd-shaped ball. There are twoversions. The rules seem to change regularly. Fans of the twogames still argue about things that happened over a centuryago including who invented it. Award-winningsports history professor Tony Collinscracks many such enigmas. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tony Collins is emeritus professor of history, whose booksinclude The Oval World: A Global Historyof Rugby and How Football Began. He haswon the Lord Aberdare Prize for sports historybook of the year four times, and appeared onmany BBC television and radio programmes. Table of Contents 1. Who Framed William Webb Ellis?................................................52. Why Is Rugby Played With An Odd-Shaped Ball? ..................113. How Rugby Scored The Greatest Own-Goal Of All Time ......164. League Or Union: Which Is The Real Rugby? ..........................225. Why Didnt Soccer Have Its Own Great Split? ......................276. Why Does Wales Play The Wrong Type Of Rugby? ................347. Why Didnt Lily Parr Play Rugby? ............................................398. The Mystery Of Sherlock HolmessMissing Three-Quarter.................................................................459. Unintended Consequences: How The All BlacksKick-Started Rugby League Down Under ................................4910. Did Australian Rugby Union Lose The Code WarBecause It Was Too Patriotic? ......................................................5411. Why The First Lions Werent The First(And Werent Even Lions)............................................................5912. Inner City Blues (And Reds):How Manchester Was Lost By Rugby .......................................6413. The Pen Is Mightier Than The Ball?How Tom Browns School Days Launched Rugby......................7014. Rugbys Line-Out And Soccers Throw-In:Separated At Birth?.......................................................................7515. Are Leicester Tigers The Most Important ClubIn The History Of Rugby Union? ...............................................80Full book interior_Full book 216pp 25/11/2022 10:53 Page 616. Who Painted The Players Out Of William WollensThe Roses Match? .......................................................................8617. Why Scrums Arent What They Used To Be(But Never Were Anyway)?.........................................................9118. Leeds Uniteds Secret Rugby League History ..........................9719. Why Doesnt Robert Delaunays PaintingThe Cardiff Team Show The Cardiff Team?..........................10320. Why Are There So Many Penalty Goals In Rugby Union?...10921. Why Does Hull Have Two Professional Rugby Teams?........11522. Is This Sporting Life Really A Film About Rugby? ..................12123. When Rugby League Was Almost A Jewish Game................12724. How Lucius Banks Became AmericasFirst Pro Rugby Player And Rugbys First Black Pro ............13325. Did Melrose Invent Rugby Sevens? Its Complicated ...........13826. How Romanian Rugby Became A Cold War Football...........14427. How Wigan v Bath Showed How Rugby Had Changed... Or Did It? .................................................................................15028. 1-2-3-4! The Rise And Fall (And Rise?) Of Drop-Goals.........15629. Imitation Is Not Just A Form Of Flattery:Why Union Borrows From League ..........................................16230. The Game That Wont Die: Why Reports Of RugbyLeagues Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated...................168 Details ISBN1739247604 Author Tony Collins Pages 192 Publisher Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 1739247604 ISBN-13 9781739247607 Publication Date 2022-12-12 UK Release Date 2022-12-12 Format Paperback Imprint Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd Subtitle (...and other puzzles in rugby history) Place of Publication Leeds Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 796.33309 Illustrations 4 pg illustrations Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139654379;

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