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

Paperback • 2000 • English

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

By John Griffiths

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About the book

Rugby fans will delight in this extraordinary collection of astonishing true stories from the past 130 years, which reveal a bizarre side to the sport hitherto uncelebrated. Here you''ll find:The Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to qualify for leave of absence to play against England. The match in which a team of top soccer players beat their rugby counterparts literally at their own game. The riotous encounter that led to a seven-year lapse in the fixture. The internationa...Show more

Australian Rules football
Rugby Union
Rugby League

Book details

ISBN

9781861053541

Publisher

Pavilion Books

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Paperback

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