| #15835308 in Books | 2011-12-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x5.50 x.75l,.90 | File type: PDF | 192 pages|||"By the 1890s rugby football was contributing to an expressive local, civic, even national consciousness: Cardiffians, who have that endearing habit of equating Cardiff with Wales, were talking of rugby as 'the national game' as early as 1879...Gwyn Prescott's
This is the first detailed and original historical study of rugby union at a local level in Wales. The book draws upon previously unused sources to provide fresh insights into the origins and early years of the game in Wales. 'This Rugby Spellbound People' explores the origins of rugby in Cardiff, from being a fringe activity of the middle class to being a mass-participation sport by the turn of the 20th Century. It examines the extent and nature of the club game, how it...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.'This rugby spellbound people': Rugby Football in Nineteenth-Century Cardiff and South Wales | Gwyn Prescott. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
