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Rugby - the Pioneer Years

Alan Turley

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Description:Most 'histories' of our national game start with the 1905 Originals, and have neglected the rich and varied pioneer period of rugby in New Zealand which began more than thirty years earlier. For the first time, the origins of the game and its place in our early history has been researched and written by Alan turley. Inspired by the first match played at Nelson College between the college First XV and a visiting team from Rugby School in England, Alan began investigating how rugby came to be our popular national game. the fascinating story starts with William Webb Ellis at Rugby School, covers the evolution of the rules and the game itself, and goes on to describe how the game first came to be played in New Zealand. the forewords by John Graham and Sir Brian Lochore describe it as not only an authentic record of the first thirty years of rugby in New Zealand, but as filling a gap that has been waiting in rugby enthusiasts' shelves and a great read as well. Rugby: the Pioneer Years will surprise and delight the reader.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rugby - the Pioneer Years. To get started finding Rugby - the Pioneer Years, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 192

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ISBN: 1869506847

Description: Most 'histories' of our national game start with the 1905 Originals, and have neglected the rich and varied pioneer period of rugby in New Zealand which began more than thirty years earlier. For the first time, the origins of the game and its place in our early history has been researched and written by Alan turley. Inspired by the first match played at Nelson College between the college First XV and a visiting team from Rugby School in England, Alan began investigating how rugby came to be our popular national game. the fascinating story starts with William Webb Ellis at Rugby School, covers the evolution of the rules and the game itself, and goes on to describe how the game first came to be played in New Zealand. the forewords by John Graham and Sir Brian Lochore describe it as not only an authentic record of the first thirty years of rugby in New Zealand, but as filling a gap that has been waiting in rugby enthusiasts' shelves and a great read as well. Rugby: the Pioneer Years will surprise and delight the reader.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rugby - the Pioneer Years. To get started finding Rugby - the Pioneer Years, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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