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, […]
Glossy magazine-style publication from Rugby Journal to mark the 125th anniversary of the Rugby Football Union in 1996, featuring articles by leading rugby journalists such as Stephen Jones, Mick Cleary
Disbound chapter (pages 403-434) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo.
Paperback. Rough page edges. Very good condition.
McLaren selects his all time 60 favourite Lions since the first tour to South Africa in 1910.
Large 8vo. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by David Duckham and Jerremy Guscott
Mackenzie reminisces in this rugby book about great games and players of the past and analyses the state of New Zealand and world rugby in the sixties.
8vo. 176pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed.
Covers both rugby football and association football, although there is far more on the rugby code. Mainly an instructional book although there is an excellent section (100 pages or so) on early rugby and
A classic collection of writing on the game of rugby, with contributors including Morgan, Jeeps, Swanton, Gwilliam and Wooller.
Large 8vo. 124pp. Very nicely rebound in green cloth with gilt title to
A classic collection of writing on the game of rugby, with contributors including Morgan, Jeeps, Swanton, Gwilliam and Wooller.
Large 8vo. 124pp. Dust-wrapper, good condition.
Profusely illustrated and comprehensive record of the 1997 Rugby Sevens World Championship held in Paris and won by Fiji, with text in English and French.
Large 4to. 124pp. Dust-wrapper. Minor wear to
Victorian schoolboy adventure which contains an interesting chapter describing school rugby matches.
First edition. Small 8vo. 190pp. Original illustrated clothboards and spine, a little worn at edges
A humorous look at the evolution of rugby through the ages, from prehistoric times onwards. With drawings by Francis Brown.
Paperback. 4to. 30pp. Pictorial paper wrappers, lightly creased and heavily
The England rugby union international of the early 1950s shares some of his life experiences and compares sport with faith using biblical, philosphical and literary passages to illustrate his points.
8vo.
From the Suffolk Sporting Series, a multi-authored Victorian guide to rugby and association football, including history and instruction, plus occasional photographic illustrations.
8vo. 95pp. Original
A well-researched A-Z of nicknames which have been appended to Welsh soccer and rugby union clubs at all levels, with explanations of their origins and an index of club names.
8vo. 122pp. Paperback. Very
Rugby book containing thirty-four essays by various writers arranged within nine sections. Contributors include O.L. Owen, H.J. Henley, R. Cove-Smith, E.N. Greatorex, D.R. Gent. Some of the best rugby
The author profiles rugby's greatest players from the first half of the 19th century: Butterfield, Jeeps, Waddell, O'Reilly, Morgan, Prat, Meads, Whineray, to name a few.
8vo. 175pp. 12 pages of photographs.
The author profiles rugby's greatest players from the first half of the 19th century: Butterfield, Jeeps, Waddell, O'Reilly, Morgan, Prat, Meads, Whineray, to name a few.
8vo. 175pp. 12 pages of photographs.
Classic schoolboy yarn from the Teddy Lester series, with rugby matches a central feature of this episode.
8vo. 280pp. Dust-wrapper. Creases and small losses to wrapper, now protected by plastic sleeve.
Includes an account of England's 1937 "Four Nations" Grand Slam, with wins against Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Also, portraits of HG Owen-Smith, WJA Davies, Murrayfield, Cardiff Arms Park, Twickenham,
Includes an account of England's 1937 "Four Nations" Grand Slam, with wins against Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Also, portraits of HG Owen-Smith, WJA Davies, Murrayfield, Cardiff Arms Park, Twickenham,
Afrikaans text story for teenage boys, translates as Jasper The Rugby Hero. From a series of 'Jasper' novels.
8vo. 115pp. including illustrations in the text. Internally clean and bright. In the original
Afrikaans text story for teenage boys translates as "Jasper The Rugby Hero". From a series of 'Jasper' novels.
8vo. 115pp. including illustrations in the text. Internally clean and bright. In the original
A wide-ranging insight into the history and culture of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union side, including contributions from legends such as McCaw, Hansen and Barrett, with photographic plates.
8vo.
A history of Irish rugby through the eyes of some of its most famous exponents, including Jackie Kyle, Willie John McBride, Tony Ward and Brian O'Driscoll.
8vo. 271pp. 8 pages of colour photographs. Dust-wrapper,
A light-hearted account of the French rugby tour of New Zealand in 1961, illustrated by cartoons and comic strips from the Evening Post and the Sports Post.
Paperback. Large 8vo. 32pp. Profusely illustrated.
The Sunday Times rugby correspondent's study into the onset of professionalism in rugby union.
Large 8vo. 314pp. B/w illus. Dust-wrapper, very good.
