After the Final Whistle
The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War
2015
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6422-7 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6422-7 (ISBN)
When Britain’s empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugby’s journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.
When Britain’s empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play rugby again. As Allied troops of all nations waited to return home, sport occupied their minds and bodies. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country hosted a rugby tournament for the King’s Cup, to be presented by King George V at Twickenham Stadium. It was a moment of triumph, a celebration of military victory, of Allied unity and of rugby values, moral and physical. Never before had teams from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain and France been assembled in one place. Rugby held the first ever ‘World Cup’ – football would not play its own version until 1930. In 2015 the modern Rugby World Cup returns to England and Twickenham as the world remembers the Centenary of the Great War. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugby’s journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.
When Britain’s empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play rugby again. As Allied troops of all nations waited to return home, sport occupied their minds and bodies. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country hosted a rugby tournament for the King’s Cup, to be presented by King George V at Twickenham Stadium. It was a moment of triumph, a celebration of military victory, of Allied unity and of rugby values, moral and physical. Never before had teams from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Britain and France been assembled in one place. Rugby held the first ever ‘World Cup’ – football would not play its own version until 1930. In 2015 the modern Rugby World Cup returns to England and Twickenham as the world remembers the Centenary of the Great War. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugby’s journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.
Stephen Cooperhas played and coached rugby for more than 40 years. He worked in advertising and now runs a major military charity. His first book "The Final Whistle"won Rugby Book of the Year 2013 and was shortlisted for The "Times" Sports Book of the Year. His grandfather survived the Battle of the Somme and inspired in him a lifelong fascination with World War I."
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.8.2015 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Jason Leonard |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Plates, color; 2 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-6422-7 / 0750964227 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-6422-7 / 9780750964227 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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