King's Cup 1919, The - Rugby's First 'World Cup' — Rugby's First 'World Cup'

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Mae testun manwl iawn Howard Evans a Phil Atkinson yn adrodd hanes y 'Cwpan Byd' cyntaf ar y maes rygbi, ac mae'n ddeunydd darllen difyr i bob cefnogwr rygbi a hanesydd milwrol.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Meticulously compiled by Howard Evans and Phil Atkinson, The King's Cup 1919 is the first book to tell the story of rugby's first 'World Cup', and is essential reading for all rugby enthusiasts and military historians.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

1. Rugby in Wartime 2. The Armistice: Rugby Resumes, 1918-19 3. The King's Cup 4. The Teams: 4.1 Australia 4.2 Canada 4.3 France 4.4 Mother Country 4.5 New Zealand 4.6 Royal Air Force 4.7 South Africa 5. The Tournament: Game 1: New Zealand v RAF Game 2: Mother Country v Australia Game 3: South Africa v RAF Game 4: New Zealand v Canada Game 5: Australia v South Africa Game 6: Mother Country v RAF Game 7: South Africa v Canada Game 8: Mother Country v Canada Game 9: RAF v Australia Game 10: New Zealand v South Africa Game 11: New Zealand v Mother Country Game 12: Australia v Canada Game 13: New Zealand v Australia Game 14: RAF v Canada Game 15: Mother Country v South Africa The Play-Off Match: New Zealand v Mother Country The Challenge Match: New Zealand v France 6. The King's Cup Winners are Challenged by Wales 7. Home to New Zealand via Segregated South Africa Postscript: From the Trenches to the Playing Fields Appendix: Other Rugby Fixtures of Note: Jan to May 1919

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Howard Evans is a respected rugby writer, who was for many years a rugby correspondent for the South Wales Echo and Western Mail . Phil Atkinson is a retired headmaster and history teacher, and is Editor of Touchlines the magazine of the Rugby Memorabilia Society.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

'An intriguing retelling of a significant but largely forgotten chapter of rugby union history, superbly illustrated.' Huw Richards, author of A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union 'Howard is an authority on rugby's history and meticulous in his research' Andy Howell, Rugby Correspondent, Western Mail