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If you're new to the sport or you feel you could sharpen up your knowledge of the game, this guide is for you. Inside you'll find easy-to-understand advice on the basic rules and pitch positions, plus in-depth lessons on ball skills, fitness training, and techniques to outwit your opponents - all illustrated with entertaining stories from British and International rugby's back pages. In addition, you get a grounding in the local, national and international reaches of Rugby Union Rugby Union For Dummies 3rd Edition:Features an in-depth and up-to-date look at the Laws that form the beautiful gameCovers all you will need to know about talking tactics and is perfect for anyone looking at swatting up on rugby for the World Cup and beyondAdvises on all you will need to know to get stuck in and playContains a new chapter on sevens as the sport will be a demonstration sport at London 2012 and a full sport at Rio 2016

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This Rugby Football Union's refereeing handbook is intended as a source of guidance for those wishing to become qualified referees, for referees who are already qualified, and for interested players, coaches and spectators. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes helpful sections on: the referee's general management of the game; the scrum, line-out, ruck and maul; the effective application of the Advantage Law; officiating offside and obstructing in open play; the referee's positioning; official's physical fitness; and the demands of touch judging.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown’s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history, leading rugby historian Tony Collins demonstrates how these values have shaped the English game, from the public schools to mass spectator sport, from strict amateurism to global professionalism. Based on unprecedented access to the official archives of the Rugby Football Union, and drawing on an impressive array of sources from club minutes to personal memoirs and contemporary literature, the book explores in vivid detail the key events, personalities and players that have made English rugby. From an era of rapid growth at the end of the nineteenth century, through the terrible losses suffered during the First World War and the subsequent ‘rush to rugby’ in the public and grammar schools, and into the periods of disorientation and commercialisation in the 1960s through to the present day, the story of English rugby union is also the story of the making of modern England. Like all the very best writers on sport, Tony Collins uses sport as a prism through which to better understand both culture and society. A ground-breaking work of both social history and sport history, A Social History of English Rugby Union tells a fascinating story of sporting endeavour, masculine identity, imperial ideology, social consciousness and the nature of Englishness.

Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades—introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism, and creating a global market in players. This book brings the game's colorful story entirely up to date. It covers all of the great games, teams, and players, but also explores the social, political, and economic changes which have affected the course of rugby's development. It is an international history, covering not only Britain and France but also the great rugby powers of the southern hemisphere and other successful rugby nations, including Argentina, Fiji, and Japan. There is also a wealth of anecdotes, including allegations of devil-worship at a Welsh rugby club and an account of the game's contribution to the Cuban Revolution.

Rugby Revealed is the definitive guide to rugby in terms of the roles and responsibilities of each individual position and how they combine to create a tactically astute rugby team.This engaging guide to rugby union will help coaches and players understand the modern game, giving practical advice to achieve maximum results with optimum technique. With its mix of contributions from leading names, practical coaching advice and player statistics, Rugby Revealed includes: · the roles and responsibilities of each position in 15-a-side rugby · correct technique for core skills · the mechanics of the set piece · the elements for a successful attack and defense Professional players such as Jamie Roberts, Aaron Smith, Johnny Sexton, George Ford, Cian Healy, Manu Tuilagi, Keven Mealamu and Marcos Ayerza, and leading coaches, including Stuart Lancaster, Mike Cron, Dr. Dave Alred, Mike Ford, Brendan Venter and Sir John Kirwan, are some of the 101 top names who share their insights into the game. This highly accessible guide will help new, emerging and developing players and coaches reach their rugby potential.

This is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team – told by the players themselves.Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the Wales team to interviews with a vast array of Test match players and coaches from the Second World War to the present day, Ross Harries delves to the very heart of what it means to play for Wales, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players’ own.Behind the Dragon lifts the lid on what it is to pull on the famous red shirt – the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the heart-warming tales of friendship and humour off it.Absorbing and illuminating, this is the ultimate history of Welsh rugby – told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it.

Scrum Science is a game changer for aspiring rugby players and coaches. It is a theoretical and practical handbook designed for rugby union players and coaches to help develop the fundamental skills required to scrum at an elite level. Learn the fundamentals of scrummaging, including an 8 week season plan for players and coaches of all levels. Accompanying the scrummaging drills is a neck conditioning program suitable for players of all ages. Each scrum drill and neck exercise is accompanied with instructional images to make learning easy to do on your own with minimal equipment.This is a must have for all rugby players involved in the scrum.

Scrum Science is a game changer for aspiring rugby players and coaches. It is a theoretical and practical handbook designed for rugby union players and coaches to help develop the fundamental skills required to scrum at an elite level. Learn the fundamentals of scrummaging, including an 8 week season plan for players and coaches of all levels. Accompanying the scrummaging drills is a neck conditioning program suitable for players of all ages. Each scrum drill and neck exercise is accompanied with instructional images to make learning easy to do on your own with minimal equipment.This is a must have for all rugby players involved in the scrum.