An unrivalled insight into the sad mismanagement of rugby union in the 25 years since it turned professional, endangering its future at amateur level. The book recounts the history of the early decades as a professional sport, and suggests solutions to the injury crisis and financial apartheid operated by the major northern-hemisphere unions. 19 photographs.
Foreword
But what if they were right?
State of the Union Game
The Sorry Saga of the Crooked Scrum Feed
The Concussion Crisis
Treating Rugby’s Battlefield Casualties
The Great Divide –Union v League
Farewell Common Sense
Has Rugby Union Lost its Values?
The Good and the Bad – The 2019 World Cup
The End of an Era – 27 August 2020
Illustrations
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An unrivalled insight into the sad mismanagement of rugby union in the 25 years since it turned professional, endangering its future at amateur level. The book recounts the history of the early decades as a professional sport, and suggests solutions to the injury crisis and financial apartheid operated by the major northern-hemisphere unions. 19 photographs.
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