Running with the ball : the birth of rugby football
Macrory, Jenny1991
Book
Covering the early history of rugby from William Webb Ellis to the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1872, this book discusses all developments of the game, including its origination at Rugby school, the gradual increase in formality and the decision in 1845 to write down rules.
Main title:
Running with the ball : the birth of rugby football / Jenny Macrory ; foreword by M. R. Steele-Bodger.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Collins Willow, 1991.
Collation:
viii,216p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p213-214. -Includes index.
ISBN:
9780002184021
Dewey class:
796.333
Language:
English
BRN:
1409049