Rugbys Strangest Matches: Extraordinary But True Stories from Over a Century of Rugby (Strangest)

• From bestselling author John Griffiths.
• Jam packed with over one hundred years of strange rugby history!
• The perfect gift for the rugby fan in your family!

Rugby fans will delight in this extraordinary collection of astonishing but true stories from the past 130 years, which reveal a bizarre and hitherto uncelebrated side to the sport. Here you'll find, amongst many other bizarre events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England, the match in which a team of top soccer players beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, the riotous encounter that meant that particular fixture was subsequently abandoned for seven years, the international match in which an entire Wales side were sent off and the unknown player who was capped for his country due to an administrative mistake. Rugby's Strangest Matches is a fascinating compendium that is sure to amuse and entertain.

Other titles in the series: Football's Strangest Matches (9781907554087), Cricket's Strangest Matches (9781907554094) and Golf's Strangest Rounds (9781907554070)

Title - Rugbys Strangest Matches: Extraordinary But True Stories from Over a Century of Rugby (Strangest)

Edition -

Author - John Griffiths

ISBN 13 - 9781905798162

Imprint - Portico

Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers

Date Published - 30/05/2007

Prize -

No. of pages - 320

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 135 x 216 x 24mm

Weight - 374 g

Languages - English