Download or read book World Rugby Records written by Chris Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records written by John Griffiths and published by Phoenix. This book was released on 1987 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World Rugby Records 2012 written by Chris Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World Rugby Union Records written by Chris Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Rugby Union Compendium written by Keith Young and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2015 Rugby World Cup in England is set to be the biggest, brightest and most successful tournament to date, as the world's top teams compete for the coveted Webb Ellis Cup and inspire new participants and fans worldwide across 44 days and 48 matches. With over three million tickets set to be sold for the matches, the Rugby World Cup will be viewed in over 207 territories worldwide.However, for all the fanfare of the third biggest sporting event in the world (after the Olympics and FIFA World Cup), it is astonishing that, until now, there has been no single reference book in the marketplace that contains all the rugby internationals, in chronological order, played by the world's major rugby nations since the game's inception. Keith Young has spent six years compiling such a compendium to fill this gap in the market and has undertaken a colossal amount of research in the process.The Complete Rugby Union Compendium contains over 5,200 entries, organized in such a way that details of all matches can beeasily accessed by the reader. It is laid out in a visually engaging and informative format and will be invaluable to every dedicated rugby enthusiast.
Download or read book A Social History of English Rugby Union written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown’s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history, leading rugby historian Tony Collins demonstrates how these values have shaped the English game, from the public schools to mass spectator sport, from strict amateurism to global professionalism. Based on unprecedented access to the official archives of the Rugby Football Union, and drawing on an impressive array of sources from club minutes to personal memoirs and contemporary literature, the book explores in vivid detail the key events, personalities and players that have made English rugby. From an era of rapid growth at the end of the nineteenth century, through the terrible losses suffered during the First World War and the subsequent ‘rush to rugby’ in the public and grammar schools, and into the periods of disorientation and commercialisation in the 1960s through to the present day, the story of English rugby union is also the story of the making of modern England. Like all the very best writers on sport, Tony Collins uses sport as a prism through which to better understand both culture and society. A ground-breaking work of both social history and sport history, A Social History of English Rugby Union tells a fascinating story of sporting endeavour, masculine identity, imperial ideology, social consciousness and the nature of Englishness.
Download or read book World Rugby Records 14 written by Chris Hawkes and published by Carlton Books Limited. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no game on earth quite like rugby: steeped in tradition and supported with fervour, at its best it is a heady mix of brutal physical confrontation, terrifying tackles, deft handling skills, searing pace, pin-point kicking and a gentlemanly handshake at the end of an action-packed 80 minutes. The game has come a long way since the apocryphal moment in 1823 when William Webb Ellis is said to have picked up a ball and run with it on the playing fields of Rugby School. By 2011, and the seventh edition of the IRB Rugby World Cup, it had become one of the most contested and popular sports on the planet. World Rugby Records 2012 is a unique celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world (in all the game's formats), but also the stories behind them and a series of potted biographies on some of the greatest players ever to have played the game. Whether you are an armchair fan or a Twickenham, Murrayfield or Millennium Stadium regular, it is essential reading for any student of the game.
Download or read book Rugby Union Related Lists written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 93. Chapters: England rugby union try record progression, Eye-gouging (rugby union), Glossary of rugby union terms, History of rugby union matches between England and The Barbarians, History of rugby union matches between Wales and The Barbarians, List of All Blacks tours and series, List of Australian rugby union stadiums by capacity, List of Australian rugby union teams, List of Australia national rugby union team records, List of Boston RFC honors, List of cricket and rugby union players, List of English rugby union teams, List of international rugby union teams, List of international rugby union tries by Brian O'Driscoll, List of international rugby union tries by Bryan Habana, List of international rugby union tries by Jonah Lomu, List of international rugby union tries by Shane Williams, List of leading rugby union drop goal scorers, List of leading rugby union test point scorers, List of leading rugby union test try scorers, List of nations in qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, List of New Zealand national rugby union players, List of rugby clubs in Hungary, List of rugby clubs in Pakistan, List of rugby clubs in Ukraine, List of rugby clubs in Uzbekistan, List of rugby union clubs in France, List of rugby union clubs in Germany, List of rugby union competitions, List of rugby union players by country, List of rugby union playing countries, List of rugby union stadiums by capacity, List of rugby union Test caps leaders, List of Rugby Union World Cup hat-tricks, List of Scotland national rugby union team records, List of Six Nations Championship records, List of Super Rugby records, List of Super Rugby stadiums, List of top England international rugby union points scorers and try scorers, List of Wales national rugby union team records, List of Washington RFC honors, List of Welsh rugby union clubs by division....
Download or read book World Rugby Records 2012 written by Chris Hawkes and published by Carlton Books Limited. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Rugby Records 2012 is a unique celebration of rugby excellence, featuring not only a host of records from teams and tournaments around the world (in all the game's formats), but also the stories behind them and a series of potted biographies on some of the greatest players ever to have played the game.
Download or read book Guinness World Records 2002 written by Guinness World Records and published by Gullane Children's Books. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advancing on the high-tech frontier as the world's most cutting-edge wireless tool, this is the catalytic reaction of wireless, Web, and TV within one dynamic print medium. The "2002 Edition" represents all things fanatically interactive for the record-breaking obsessed.
Download or read book Rugby s Great Split written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it’s first publication, Rugby’s Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, this deeply researched and highly readable book traces the social, cultural and economic divisions that led, in 1895, to schism in the game of rugby and the creation of rugby league, the sport of England’s northern working class. Tony Collins’ analysis challenges many of the conventional assumptions about this key event in rugby history – about class conflict, amateurism in sport, the North-South divide, violence on the pitch, the development of mass spectator sport and the rise of football. This new edition is expanded to cover parallel events in Australia and New Zealand, and to address the key question of rugby league’s failure to establish itself in Wales. Rugby’s Great Split is a benchmark text in the history of rugby, and an absorbing case study of wider issues – issues of class, gender, regional and national identity, and the impact of the commercialization and recent professionalization of rugby league. This insightful text is for anyone interested in Britain’s social history or in the emergence of modern sport, it is vital reading.
Download or read book IRB World Rugby Yearbook 2012 written by Paul Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bumper World Cup edition of the acclaimed IRB World Rugby Yearbook, the ever-popular and utterly comprehensive review of the rugby year. On sale barely a month after the trophy has been lifted at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the IRB World Rugby Yearbook will include a comprehensive review of the tournament including analysis and comment from leading players and the game's best rugby writers. On top of that will be a complete round-up of world rugby in 2011, including complete statistical records for every World Cup nation, all-time rugby records and reviews of each of the major competitions in the oval ball game. The IRB World Rugby Yearbook is quite simply the most comprehensive rugby yearbook on the planet.
Download or read book Guinness World Records 2009 written by Craig Glenday and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From every corner of the globe—and beyond—Guinness World Records™ 2009gathers the most amazing, inspirational, and even bizarre record breakers yet! From don’t-try-this-at-home human achievements to natural and technological wonders, incredible feats in sports and entertainment, and much more, this latest edition introduces important new records and fascinating facts that will captivate every imagination. Did you know . . . At 2 feet 5.37 inches, the shortest (mobile) living man is 19-year-old He Pingping of China, who was measured on March 22, 2008. The world’s most expensive cocktail is offered at the Skyview Bar in Dubai, UAE. It costs $7,439 (27,321 dirham) and consists of 55-year-old Macallan whisky from Scotland, ice made from the water used at their distillery, a drop of exclusive dried fruit bitters, and passion-fruit-scented sugar. Jeanne Stawiecki of the United States became the oldest female to climb the Seven Summits, including Mount Kosciuszko, when she completed her last climb (Mount Everest, Nepal) on May 22, 2007, at the age of 57 years, 36 days. And that’s just a hint of what you’ll find inside this mind-blowing book, including striking photos, exclusive interviews, special sections on the year’s milestones—plus information on how you too can join the Guinness family of world-record breakers!
Download or read book Guinness World Records 2016 written by Guinness World Records and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's best-selling annual is back and bursting with thousands of amazing new records, never-before-seen images and mind-boggling trivia. And as always, we have a few more surprises in store for you... As well as all your favorite records for talented pets, superhuman achievements, big stuff and extreme vehicles, you'll find show-stopping superlatives from brand-new categories. Topics making their GWR debut include waterfalls, twins, ballooning, apps, lightning, manga, archaeology, drones, and pirates - and that's just for starters! So, get ready for your yearly dose of mind-blowing feats and wonders in Guinness World Records 2016 - the global authority on record-breaking.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of World Rugby written by Keith Quinn and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of rugby union covering most of the 100 countries in which it is played. Provides notes on the great players of the game and gives accounts of celebrated controversies, games and grounds. This edition has been updated to include Australia's successful 1991 World Cup quest. The foreword is by ABC soprts presenter, Gordon Bray.
Download or read book Guinness World Records 2018 written by Guinness World Records and published by Guinness World Records. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The record-breaking records annual is back and packed with more incredible accomplishments, stunts, cutting-edge science and amazing sporting achievements than ever before. With more than 3,000 new and updated records and 1,000 eye-popping photos, it has thousands of new stats and facts and dazzling new features. There is so much to explore inside. Go on a whirlwind tour of the planet’s most amazing places, from the largest swamps to the deepest points on Earth. Find out what happens when you give an octopus a Rubik’s Cube, and why all you need to defend yourself from a crocodile is a rubber band! You’ll also find all your favorite records and categories such as Big Stuff, Collections, Mass Participation and Fun with Food, plus the year’s most significant sporting achievements. Our editors have also taken inspiration this year from the world of superheroes – both fictional and real-world – so look out for our feature chapter charting your favorite caped crusaders in comic books, TV shows and movies. We also meet the real-life record-breakers with genuine superpowers, such as the Canadian strongman vicar who can pull a jumbo jet and an actual cyborg who uses technology to augment his senses. You’ll also learn all about the science of superheroes, such as who the fastest and strongest superheroes would be if they came to life, and who would win in a royal rumble between Superman, Batman, Hulk and Dr Strange! Also new this year is a celebration of the superlative with infographic poster pages that explore the most exciting absolutes, such as the longest, tallest, fastest and heaviest. Does the longest sofa outstretch the longest train? Is the tallest Easter egg bigger than the tallest snowman? Find out in this amazing new edition. You’ll also find these special pages available as free poster downloads at guinnessworldrecords.com! From science to showbiz via stunts and sports, there are real-life heroes all around us in all shapes and sizes, achieving the extraordinary every day. There’s only one book where you’ll find so many amazing facts all in one place, and that’s Guinness World Records 2018!
Download or read book Rugby s Strangest Matches written by John Griffiths and published by Portico. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here you’ll find, among many other curious events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England, the team of top soccer players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, the day the entire Wales team was sent off, and when in an astonishing turn of events underdog Japan trimphed and beat South Africa (and who doesn't love an underdog). The tales in this book are bizarre, fascinating, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book makes the perfect gift for the rugby obsessive in your life. Word count: 45,000