
Rugby league’s knighthood is a long-overdue recognition of the sport
Billy Boston shows that excellence can come from Tiger Bay, Cardiff, as much as it can from the Home Counties.
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Billy Boston shows that excellence can come from Tiger Bay, Cardiff, as much as it can from the Home Counties.
ByIn the post-industrial north, a town searches for a sense of belonging.
ByAs the Six Nations draws to a close, the sport looks increasingly in denial about its safety.
ByA northern takeover of Wembley, a D-Day tribute, and the greatest try ever.
ByAs a top-flight rugby referee, the English lawyer has faced some of the worst abuse imaginable. Now he is lobbying…
By28 February 1959: Many British intellectuals still look down on the sport.
ByWith fixtures cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, the identity, aspirations and social cohesion of the famous towns which play…
ByThe Webb Ellis myth aimed to cement the claim of union’s leaders that rugby belonged to the public school men.
ByEven as Leeds and Hull Kingston Rovers do battle in the 2015 Challenge Cup final, the century-old conflict between rugby…
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