English Rugby 101

Author : John Griffiths
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781788851817

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English Rugby 101 by John Griffiths Pdf

English Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia – perfect for all fans of English rugby. From the very first Test match against Scotland in 1871 all the way through to the present day, England's rugby's rich history is distilled into 101 facts, stats and stories. This entertaining volume is an instructive, if sometimes irreverent – but always affectionate – guide to some of the groundbreaking firsts, controversies, innovations, characters, achievements and disasters that have taken place in at Twickenham and around the world. Whether an expert or a novice, this is the perfect companion for those who follow the exploits of the red-rose warriors on the field and love to bask in light of their glorious (and sometimes inglorious) past.

Author : Peter Burns
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781788851091

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Scottish Rugby 101 by Peter Burns Pdf

Scottish Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities and trivia – a perfect stocking-filler for all fans of Scottish rugby. From the very first Test match in 1871 all the way through to the present day, Scottish rugby's rich history is distilled into 101 facts, stats and stories. This fun-packed volume is an instructive, if sometimes irreverent – but always affectionate – guide to some of the ground-breaking firsts, controversies, innovations, achievements and disasters that have taken place in the game north of the Border – an entertaining crib-sheet to Scottish rugby for experts and novices alike.

Author : John Griffiths
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781788851800

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Welsh Rugby 101 by John Griffiths Pdf

Welsh Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia – perfect for all fans of Welsh rugby. From the very first Test match against England in 1881 all the way through to the present day, Welsh rugby's rich history is distilled into 101 facts, stats and stories. This entertaining volume is an instructive, if sometimes irreverent – but always affectionate – guide to some of the groundbreaking firsts, controversies, innovations, characters, achievements and disasters that have taken place in the Principality over the years. Whether an expert or a novice, this is the perfect companion for those who follow Wales's exploits on the field and love to bask in light of its glorious (and sometimes inglorious) past.

Author : Tony Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134023356

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A Social History of English Rugby Union by Tony Collins Pdf

In this fascinating history of the English game, leading rugby historian Tony Collins traces the development of rugby union from its origins at Rugby School through to the modern era of professionalism and World Cup victory, and explains why the game has come to have such a profound influence on the emergent English middle class.

Author : Charlie Purdon,Warwick Austin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1724841408

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Rugby Simplified by Charlie Purdon,Warwick Austin Pdf

Rugby 101 for Beginner Rugby Parents is a light-hearted, easy to read introduction to rugby for new Mum's and Dad's. It provides a simplified explanation of the game, it's origin and foundational values. Gives an easy-to-understand explanation of basic rules, referee signals, positions and field dimensions.Traditions, general rugby terms, objectives, strategies, skills competencies and fitness.

Author : Peter Burns
Publisher : Arena Sport
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909715786

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Rugby World Cup 101 by Peter Burns Pdf

Rugby World Cup 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of rugby from around the world.From the genesis of the tournament in 1987 all the way through to the present day, the Rugby World Cup's rich history is distilled into 101 facts, stats and stories. This entertaining volume is an instructive, if sometimes irreverent - but always affectionate - guide to some of the groundbreaking firsts, controversies, innovations, characters, achievements and disasters that have taken place in rugby's marquee event. Whether an expert or a novice, this is the perfect companion for rugby lovers around the world.

Author : Lee Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Rugby Union football
ISBN : 0473205602

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New Zealand Rugby 101 by Lee Smith Pdf

Author : Neil Wigglesworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781136306440

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The Evolution of English Sport by Neil Wigglesworth Pdf

This work uses original material from clubs and sporting organizations to illuminate the evolution of sporting activity nation-wide. It relates these documents to themes such as commercialism and club fortunes. It concludes by discussing the outlook for English sport.

Author : Tom Gibbons,Dominic Malcolm
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317310570

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Sport and English National Identity in a ‘Disunited Kingdom’ by Tom Gibbons,Dominic Malcolm Pdf

Given sport’s centrality in English society, what role does it play in symbolising contemporary English national identity? This comprehensive study explores the complex set of relationships between sport and what it means to be English in the twenty-first century. The bond between sport and nationalism has long been recognised, but with increasingly vociferous separatist nationalisms threatening the dismantling of the United Kingdom, a closer analysis is timely. Part one addresses key debates regarding English national identity within the specific sporting contexts of association football, cricket, tennis, cycling and rugby. Part two discusses the complex relationship between religion, sport and English national identity as well as the attitudes and experiences of traditionally marginalized groups, including women, minority ethnic groups and disabled people. Part three considers the perspectives of the other UK nations on the link between sport and English national identity. Sport and English National Identity in a 'Disunited Kingdom' is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in the sociology, politics and history of sport, and the study of nations, nationalism and national identity.

Author : David Barnes,Peter Burns
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857906014

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Behind the Thistle by David Barnes,Peter Burns Pdf

Featuring the thoughts of more than 180 players who have represented Scotland since the very first Test match in 1871 all the way through to the present day, Behind the Thistle gives a unique insight into the drama and emotion of playing for Scotland in that most rarefied of environments – Test match rugby. In this exhaustively research tome, David Barnes and Peter Burns provide inside access to more than 150 years of private moments in the changing room, on tour, on the training ground, during the tumultuous heat of battle itself, and lift the lid on numerous post-match antics. This is the story of what it is really like to play for Scotland, revealing the sacrifices and joys experienced by those who have shed blood, sweat and tears in pursuit of glory in the navy blue jersey.

Author : Tom English,Peter Burns
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857903433

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When Lions Roared by Tom English,Peter Burns Pdf

By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious and outrageously talented players who would all go on to carve their names into the annals of sporting history during a golden period in British and Irish rugby. And at their centre was Carwyn Jones – an intelligent, sensitive rugby mastermind who would lead his team into the game's hardest playing arena while facing a ferocious, tragic battle in his personal life, all in pursuit of a seemingly impossible dream. Up against them was an All Blacks team filled with legends in the game in the likes of Colin Meads, Brian Lochore, Ian Kirkpatrick, Sid Going and Bryan Williams. But as the Lions swept through the provinces, lighting up the rugby fields of New Zealand the pressure began to mount on the home players in a manner never seen before. As the Test series loomed, it became clear that a clash that would echo through the ages was about to unfold. And at its conclusion, it was obvious to all that rugby would never be the same again.

Author : Roy McCree
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040103456

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The British, Soccer and Identity in the Caribbean by Roy McCree Pdf

This book examines the role of the British in the diffusion and development of soccer on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the light of issues of race, ethnicity, colour, class and national identity, in the period 1908–1973. This role was expressed in the activities of understudied organizations like the English Football Association and the British Council, as well as oil companies like Shell and British Petroleum; through the recruitment of coaches such as Jimmy Hill and Michael Laing; the staging of tours involving teams such as Chelsea, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal in the 1960s; the formation of clubs, leagues and the construction of sporting facilities. Relatedly, it examines the role of the local middle classes in facilitating the commercialization of the game through professionalization and the operations of betting pools. The volume will help to give readers a better understanding of how the game served as a “double agent” of British hegemony and segregation, as well as integration and socio-political change in colonial and post-colonial society. The book will be of value to sport scholars, students, footballers and fans of the game who have an interest in its history across the world.

Author : Robert Tombs
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101873366

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The English and Their History by Robert Tombs Pdf

Named a Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, Times Literary Supplement, The Times, Spectator, and The Economist The English first materialized as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. From the armed Saxon bands that descended onto Roman-controlled Britain in the fifth century to the travails of the Eurozone plaguing the prime-ministership of today's multicultural England, acclaimed historian Robert Tombs presents a momentous and challenging history of a people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in existence. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship, Tombs sheds light on the strength and resilience of English governance, the deep patterns of division among the people who have populated the British Isles, the persistent capacity of the English to come together in the face of danger, and not the least the ways the English have understood their own history, have argued about it, forgotten it and yet been shaped by it. Momentous and definitive, The English and Their History is the first single-volume work on this scale for more than half a century.

Author : Joseph Baker,Stephen Cobley,Jörg Schorer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000206678

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Talent Identification and Development in Sport by Joseph Baker,Stephen Cobley,Jörg Schorer Pdf

Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches, and sports policy makers. The second edition of this popular text offers a state of the science synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of talent to the systems and processes within sport through which that talent is nurtured. Written by a team of leading international experts, the book explores key factors and issues in contemporary sport, including: nature and nurture in the development of sporting talent designing optimal developmental environments long-term modelling of athlete development understanding the complexity of talent selection in-depth case studies of successful talent development systems. With an emphasis on practical implications for all those working in sport, the book offers an authoritative evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary systems for identifying and developing talent in sport. This is important reading for any student, researcher, or practitioner with an interest in skill acquisition, youth sport, elite sport, sports coaching, or sports development.

Author : Nick Cain,Greg Growden
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 111999182X

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Rugby Union For Dummies by Nick Cain,Greg Growden Pdf

If you're new to the sport or you feel you could sharpen up your knowledge of the game, this guide is for you. Inside you'll find easy-to-understand advice on the basic rules and pitch positions, plus in-depth lessons on ball skills, fitness training, and techniques to outwit your opponents - all illustrated with entertaining stories from British and International rugby's back pages. In addition, you get a grounding in the local, national and international reaches of Rugby Union Rugby Union For Dummies 3rd Edition: Features an in-depth and up-to-date look at the Laws that form the beautiful game Covers all you will need to know about talking tactics and is perfect for anyone looking at swatting up on rugby for the World Cup and beyond Advises on all you will need to know to get stuck in and play Contains a new chapter on sevens as the sport will be a demonstration sport at London 2012 and a full sport at Rio 2016