In this, the first detailed and original historical study of rugby union at a local level in Wales, Gwyn Prescott draws on previously unused sources to provide fresh insights into the origins and early years of the game in Wales. It also throws new light both on the significance of Cardiff to Welsh rugby in the nineteenth century and on the importance of rugby in Cardiff. At the grass roots, the game was dominated by neighbourhood clubs, largely involving working-class and lower middle-class players and administrators, ...
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In this, the first detailed and original historical study of rugby union at a local level in Wales, Gwyn Prescott draws on previously unused sources to provide fresh insights into the origins and early years of the game in Wales. It also throws new light both on the significance of Cardiff to Welsh rugby in the nineteenth century and on the importance of rugby in Cardiff. At the grass roots, the game was dominated by neighbourhood clubs, largely involving working-class and lower middle-class players and administrators, rather than by institutional teams organised by social improvers. At the highest level of competition, an emphasis on civic pride meant that success on the field was more important than social exclusivity. The game was played and supported, therefore, by representatives of all classes within the town which led to rugby becoming the dominant sporting force in what was to become the capital city of Wales.
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Add this copy of 'This Rugby Spellbound People': Rugby Football in to cart. $38.68, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Welsh Academic Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9781860571176.
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Very good. First Edition. This rugby spellbound people' Rugby Football in Nineteenth-Century Cardiff and South Wales. PRESCOTT, Gwyn. ISBN: 9781860571176. Welsh Academic Press, Cardiff, 2011, 1st Edition, hardback with laminated pictorial boards, fine, 178 pp, illustrated from 35 b/w photographs, four drawings, five appendices, extensive bibliography No inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright Boards clean and firm Excellent condition. SPORT, RUGBY, THE GAME, CLUBS, ORGANISATION & PARTI.
Add this copy of This Rugby Spellbound People: Rugby Football in to cart. $80.24, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by AmazonUs/INDPB.
