"The Great Sport of Rugby Football" contains a selection of classic articles related to rugby originally taken from vintage sports magazines. The articles deal with a range of subjects, including notable teams, players, and games; history and development; technique and strategy, and more. This fantastic volume will appeal to all lovers of the game and would make for a worthy addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Three-Quarter of the Day", "Kicking in the Rugby Game, by E. H. D. Sewell", "The New Zealand Professionals", "Basil Maclear", "The Calcutta Cup, by E. H. D. Sewell", "The South African Rugby Team", "Last-Minute Wins in Rugby Team", "Last-Minute Wins in Rugby Football", "Rugby Football in South Africa", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of rugby.