Title : Thugs and Gentlemen - A History of Rugby - Jean Lacouture - book

• Summary

Born in England, in the rain and on the pitch of Rugby College, this "rogue game played by gentlemen" crossed the Channel to establish itself - thanks to a few British emigrants - in Le Havre, Paris, then Bordeaux, before conquering what would become its stronghold, Occitanie. But the oval ball followed a very surprising trajectory, described by Jean Lacouture: New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Japan, Romania, Fiji...

So many countries, so many styles. In 1987, after half a century of the Five Nations Tournament, international competition finally opened up to rugby players from the antipodes with the creation of the World Cup. In an age of sponsors and ratings, what should we fear - or hope for - for this noble sport, proud of its lands, jealous of its folklore and nostalgic for its amateurism?

• EAN : 9782070531394
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