Rugby League Through the Decades - All the Players, Key Events and Statistics-Everything That's Happened in the Game Since 1907

Author(s): Ian Collis; Alan Whiticker

Sports & Outdoors

Since the arrival of the New Zealand 'All Golds' who introduced the game toAustralian shores in 1907, rugby league has had a colourful and controversialhistory. Rugby League Through the Decades is a celebration of each decade inthat history; showcasing champion players, countless matches and suburbanfootball clubs, many now gone forever. Including hundreds of images, many neverbefore published; rare memorabilia, season records and international details, thisbooks packs 110 years of sporting history into its 560 pages. Written in the styleof 'unfolding history' to give the reader a sense of 'being there' at each historicmoment in the game's evolution, the different eras of the game are reflected in the language and fashions ofthe times, and wonderfully portray the drama and emotion of the 'greatest game of all!'

Rugby League Through the Decades is a celebration of each decade in that history; showcasing champion players, countless matches and suburban football clubs, many now gone forever. Including hundreds of images, many never before published; rare memorabilia, season records and international details, this books packs 110 years of sporting history into its 560 pages. Written in the style of 'unfolding history' to give the reader a sense of 'being there' at each historic moment in the game's evolution, the different eras of the game are reflected in the language and fashions of the times, and wonderfully portray the drama and emotion of the 'greatest game of all!'


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General Fields

  • : 9781921024412
  • : New Holland Publishers (Aust) Pty Ltd
  • : New Holland Publishers (Aust) Pty Ltd
  • : 2.606
  • : June 2018
  • : 28.8 Centimeters X 23.5 Centimeters X 4.2 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ian Collis; Alan Whiticker
  • : Ian Collis; Alan Whiticker
  • : 560
  • : 560
  • : 718
  • : 718
  • : Hardback
  • : Hardback