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'THIS RUGBY SPELLBOUND PEOPLE' - RUGBY FOOTBALL IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY CARDIFF AND SOUTH WALES

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The first detailed historical study of the early years of grass-roots rugby union in Wales, throwing new light on the significance of Cardiff in the nineteenth century.

8vo. 178pp. Printed boards. Fine condition. Signed by the author to title-page.

 

Date
2011
Publisher
Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press
Author
Gwynn PRESCOTT

£35.00 (Code: 77281)

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