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Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary But True Stories from Over a Century of Rugby (Strangest)

By: John Griffiths
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Robson Books Ltd
ISBN: 1905798164
ISBN-13: 9781905798162
Released: 30 May 2007
RRP: £6.99
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Interesting history, but slight dull anacdotes - By: Steven, 11 Feb 2003
I enjoyed this book. A number of the stories are interesting from a historical perspective. However it is a far from a complete history (it does not set out to be) & the stories themselves are often rather dull. The stories build up, & then you realise they go no further.

Still they certainly avoid hyperbol & I would recommend it to a big fan of Rugby Union (no Rugby League at alll).

Excellent read - short stories of Rugby through the ages - By: , 14 Dec 2001
An entertaining book of funny short stories. The type of book that you can 'dip' into night after night.
Although meant for fans of the game, it can be enjoyed by non-rugby fans.
It starts from the early days of Rugby Union with the (dis) organisations trying to set up a world-wide game in the days when travelling was long & difficult. It takes us through to the professional era with stories about the modern teams & players we alll know.
We meet the "characters" of the rugby world throughout this book.
My personal favourite is the Scottish player who won his first cap just before going off to fight in WWII. After the war he was invited to play again - it was expected that he would have brought the jersey he had worn 6 years peviousily! (washed of course!)