After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780750969994)

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, sports 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. This is the story of rugby's journey through World War I to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.

Author: Stephen Cooper, Jason Leonard
ISBN-10: 0750969997
ISBN-13: 9780750969994
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2016
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d