Rugby League is Born: After a Long Labour

by Mr Tom Mather

This book take a new approach to events that led to the great schism on the 29th August 1895. In depth research into newspaper reports of the day uncover a more controversial explanation of events that resulted in the formation of the Northern Union now the Rugby League.
The research shows that the dispute between the senior clubs in both Lancashire and Yorkshire ran for much longer and was more complex that was simply "broken time" payments. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09HG16VSM
• ISBN13: 9798488300378
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"