The Grudge: Scotland vs. England, 1990 - Brossura

English, Tom

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0224082760 ISBN 13: 9780224082761

Casa editrice: Yellow Jersey, 2010

Riassunto

Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotland - winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling's England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher's Britain - snarling, brutish and all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogs - second-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax. Fifteen men in blue jerseys are plotting the downfall of the English oppressors. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising high - what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch.

The Grudge brilliantly recaptures a day that has gone down in history as a great day for Scotland. This is the real story of an extraordinary game, told with astounding insight and almost unprecedented access to key players, coaches and supporters on both sides (Will Carling, Ian McGeechan, Brian Moore and the rest). Tom English has produced a gripping account of a titanic struggle that thrusts the reader right into the heart of the action. Game on.

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Descrizione del libro:

The gripping inside story of the 1990 Calcutta Cup - when an England-Scotland rugby match became more than a game.

L'autore:

Tom English was born in Limerick in 1969. He began his career at the Sunday Times and is now chief sports writer for Scotland on Sunday. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 he was named Scottish Sports Feature Writer of the Year. He lives in Stirlingshire with his wife and two children.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yellow Jersey
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0224082760
• ISBN 13: 9780224082761
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272