The Birth of Rugby in Cardiff and Wales
St David's Press (Verlag)
978-1-902719-43-6 (ISBN)
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He outlines how its citizens of all backgrounds, its many distinct districts, and its commercial and religious interests took rugby to their hearts through the growth of clubs, competitions and the establishment of the famous Arms Park as the focal point of rugby in Wales. The Birth of Rugby in Cardiff and Wales is the essential guide to the importance of rugby in Cardiff and to the significance of Cardiff to the development of Welsh rugby in the nineteenth century.
A native of Cardiff who played alongside Gareth Edwards in the 1965 Welsh Secondary Schools team and later played for Cambridge University, Gwyn Prescott was awarded an MPhil, on the history of rugby, by the University of Glamorgan. He is also the author of 'Call Them to Remembrance': The Welsh rugby internationals who died in the Great War, (St. David's Press).
Foreword by Professor Gareth Williams 1. Introduction: 'The contagion will spread' 2. From Football to Rugby: 'Neither dribbling fish nor handling foul' 3. The Game is Established: 'The running business' 4. The Clubs: 'In Cardiff and district surely their name is legion' 5. Organisation and Participation: 'Administered by the few, played by the many' 6. Rugby's Wider Impact: 'Football, or, Life in Cardiff' 7. Conclusions: 'The noble game is not totally unknown here'
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.11.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 142 b/w illustrations |
Verlagsort | Cardiff |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 165 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
ISBN-10 | 1-902719-43-3 / 1902719433 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-902719-43-6 / 9781902719436 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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