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After the Final Whistle : The First Rugby World Cup and The First World War



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Autore: Cooper Stephen Visualizza persona
Titolo: After the Final Whistle : The First Rugby World Cup and The First World War Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : The History Press, 2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (413 p.)
Disciplina: 796.33365
Soggetto non controllato: Rugby Football
World War, 1914-1918
Sports & Recreation
History
Persona (resp. second.): LeonardJason
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Praise; Title; Dedication; In Acknowledgement; Contents; Foreword; 1 On Rugby Fields the Whistles Blow; 2 The Last of Peace; 3 Scotland; 4 Australia; 5 New Zealand; 6 Canada; 7 South Africa; 8 United States of America; 9 England; 10 Ireland; 11 Wales; 12 France; 13 No Side; 14 The Return of the King; 15 Endgame; 16 Aftermath and Recovery; 17 Rugby Remembers; Bibliography; Plates; Copyright
Sommario/riassunto: As Britain's Empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer. They led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country hosted a rugby tournament: sevens teams at eight venues, playing 17 matches to declare a first 'world champion'. There had never been an international team tournament like it. For the first time teams from Australian, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain and France were assembled in one place. Rugby held the first ever 'World Cup'. It was a moment of triumph, a celebration of military victory, of Commonwea
Altri titoli varianti: After the Final Whistle
Titolo autorizzato: After the Final Whistle  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7509-6566-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910150544503321
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