Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Rugby: Roots, Boots, and All. Chapter 1: Rudimentary Rugby. Chapter 2: The Aim of the Game. Chapter 3: Grab Your Rugby Gear. Part II: Getting Down and Dirty. Chapter 4: Location, Location, Location: Positions on the Pitch. Chapter 5: Laying Down the Laws. Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills. Chapter 7: Breaking Down the Breakdown. Chapter 8: Leaping Lineouts. Chapter 9: Talking Tactics. Chapter 10: Talented Training. Chapter 11: Coaching. Part III: Welcome to Planet Rugby. Chapter 12: The World Cup. Chapter 13: The International Scene. Chapter 14: Home and Away. Chapter 15: The Domestic Scene. Part IV: Following the Game: The Informed Fan. Chapter 16: Compulsive Viewing: Rugby on the Screen. Chapter 17: Keeping Up with the News. Chapter 18: Spectating and Sobriquets. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: The Ten Best British Players of All Time. Chapter 20: Ten Matches Made in Rugby Heaven. Chapter 21: Ten Peculiar Facts about Rugby. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Honour Boards. Appendix B: Glossary. Appendix C: Key Rugby Organisations.

About the Author

Nick Cain is a rugby writer for The Sunday Times. He edited Rugby World mamgazine for nine years, and co-wrote The Lions Diary. Greg Growden is a rugby correspondent and author of the acclaimed rugby book Gold, Mud'N'Guts.