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Cooper, Stephen

 
9780750964227: After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War
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ISBN 10 : 0750964227 ISBN 13 : 9780750964227
Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

When Britain's empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play rugby again.As Allied troops of all nations waited to return home, sport occupied their minds and bodies. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country hosted a rugby tournament for the King's Cup, to be presented by King George V at Twickenham Stadium. It was a moment of triumph, a celebration of military victory, of Allied unity and of rugby values, moral and physical. Never before had teams from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain and France been assembled in one place. Rugby held the first ever 'World Cup' - football would not play its own version until 1930.In 2015 the modern Rugby World Cup returns to England and Twickenham as the world remembers the Centenary of the Great War. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugby's journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stephen Cooper has played and coached rugby for more than 40 years. He worked in advertising and now runs a major military charity. His first book The Final Whistle won Rugby Book of the Year 2013 and was shortlisted for The Times Sports Book of the Year. His grandfather survived the Battle of the Somme and inspired in him a lifelong fascination with World War I.

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Éditeur
The History Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0750964227
ISBN 13 
9780750964227
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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