The Original Rules of Rugby

Author(s): Jed Smith (Introduction by); Martin Johnson (Foreword by); Bodleian Library Staff

Humour

Rugby has rules, seriously? Believe it or not, it does. The Original Rules of Rugby brings together the original rules of the game drawn up at Rugby School in 1845 and the first rules of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. The book shows the complex evolution of rugby football and the intriguing history behind its shifting rules.

General Information

  • : 9781851243716
  • : Bodleian Library
  • : Bodleian Library
  • : 0.116
  • : 01 September 2007
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Jed Smith (Introduction by); Martin Johnson (Foreword by); Bodleian Library Staff
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 96
  • : 29 Illustrations, black and white

More About The Product

Jed Smith was formerly Curator of the Museum of Rugby, Twickenham.