{"product_id":"football-the-rugby-union-game-paperback-9781108083942","title":"Football: The Rugby Union Game (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108083942","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFootball: The Rugby Union Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeaturing team lists and match results, this classic 1892 illustrated history covers rugby at all levels, including early international encounters.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Marshall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108083942, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages, 155 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis classic 1892 history is reissued to mark the Rugby World Cup 2015. Its author, referee Frank Marshall (1845–1906), became president of the Yorkshire Rugby Union in 1890, and quickly made himself unpopular by enforcing the 'amateur' status of players, suspending those accused of 'professionalism'. How might Marshall have reacted to the elite teams of the twenty-first century, or the recent dominance of Southern Hemisphere nations ('colonials' to him)? Marshall's book covers rugby at British schools, the origins of the Rugby Football Union, university and county level rugby, and the Welsh game. Featuring team lists, match results, appreciations of individual players, and many illustrations, the book also describes early international encounters, including the gruelling 'Maori' tour of England in 1888–9, and England's tours to Australia (1888) and South Africa (1891–2). 'The South Africans played a very hard game, especially forward.' A taste of things to come?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The origins of the game\u003cbr\u003e 2. A bigside at Rugby\u003cbr\u003e 3. Eton football\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Harrow game\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Winchester game\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rugby football in Scottish schools\u003cbr\u003e 7. The foundation and progress of the Rugby Football Union from 1870 to 1880\u003cbr\u003e 8. Progress of the Rugby Football Union from season 1880–1 to the present time\u003cbr\u003e 9. Past development in rugby football and the future of the game\u003cbr\u003e 10. International matches and players, 1871–80\u003cbr\u003e 11. International matches and players, 1871–80\u003cbr\u003e 12. International football, Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 13. International football, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 14. International football, Wales\u003cbr\u003e 15. Rugby football at Oxford\u003cbr\u003e 16. Rugby football at Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 17. Metropolitan football\u003cbr\u003e 18. County football, the county championship\u003cbr\u003e 19. County football, Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e 20. County football, Yorkshire\u003cbr\u003e 21. County football, recollections of Northumberland\u003cbr\u003e 22. County football, Cheshire\u003cbr\u003e 23. County football, the Midlands, Gloucester and Somerset\u003cbr\u003e 24. Foreign tours.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266215301400,"sku":"9781108083942","price":39.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108083942i_1e4e126c-30f4-4bc5-9198-0811403d4250.jpg?v=1696751883","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/football-the-rugby-union-game-paperback-9781108083942","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}