After the Final Whistle [[electronic resource] ] : The First Rugby World Cup and The First World War

• Autore: Cooper Stephen
• 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
• ISBN: 0-7509-6566-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150544503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II