It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]
England at the FIFA World Cup over the years – it’s certainly been a journey! From crushing defeat to glorious victory…to who knows what the 2026 tournament will bring. We’ve still got the fun and great hope of not knowing at this point. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930. FIFA chose […]
Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953. He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]
A fully illustrated account of the playing career of the Wakefield Trinity and Great Britain rugby league star of the 1960s, published on the occasion of his benefit year.
8vo. 128pp. Paperback. Cover
Rugby autobiography of the Wales and British Lions star who switched codes and had a successful Rugby League career with Leeds and Great Britain.
First edition. 8vo. 192pp. Frontispiece + 20 pages of
Great Rugby League players relive their finest moments with contributions from the likes of Billy Boston, Phil Clarke, Shaun Edwards, Mal Reilly, Wally Lewis and many others.
1st edition. 8vo. Photos.
French is one of the few players to represent his country (in his case, England) in both codes of the game.
8vo. 139pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. A very good copy.
Rugby book. The autobiography of the dazzling try scorer. Offiah started playing Union for Rosslyn Park before going north and becoming a superstar with Wigan and winning every honour the League code has
The autobiography of the dazzling try scorer. Offiah started playing Union for Rosslyn Park before going North and becoming a superstar with Wigan and winning every honour the League code has to offer.
French's personal hall of fame, including Des Drummond, Neil Fox, Ben Gronow, Wally Lewis, Gus Risman.
Small 4to. 222pp. Profusely illustrated. Dust-wrapper, very good.
The illustrated rugby league autobiography of the Leeds, London, Huddersfield and England player who was the first British Asian to represent his country in either code of rugby.
8vo. 285pp. Paperback.
