2nd Edition
Rugby's Great Split Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League Football
By Tony Collins
Copyright 2007
288 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.... Read more
List of Illustrations. Series Editor's Foreword. Preface to the Second Edition. Introduction 1. From Folk Football to Civic Pride: Origins to 1879 2. The Coming of the Working Class: 1879-1886 3. 'King Football': 1886-1893 4. Schism: 1893-1895 5. The Rise and Decline of the Northern Union: 1895-1905 6. A Revolution in Rugby: 1905-1910 Conclusion: The Northern Union and Working Class Culture. Appendices. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Tony Collins
Praise for the previous edition:
'The outstanding historical work … definitive on the 1895 schism between the two rugby codes.'- Financial Times
'This book is a landmark in the history and historiography of rugby league and of rugby in general.' - Rugby League Express
