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Prince Gwyn : Gwyn Nicholls and the first golden era of Welsh rugby
- Title
- Prince Gwyn : Gwyn Nicholls and the first golden era of Welsh rugby / David Parry-Jones.
- Author
- Parry-Jones, David.
- Publication
- Bridgend, Wales : Seren, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | GV944.9.N53 P37 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 222 pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The period between 1900 and 1911 has come to be known as Welsh Rugby's First Golden Era, thanks to six Triple Crowns and victories over New Zealand, Australia and new entrants into the European Championship, France. Much of this success derived from a particular style that was both eye-catching and devastatingly effective. Its development owed everything to the influence of Gwyn Nicholls." "Born in Gloucestershire, Nicholls came to Wales as a toddler when the family moved to Cardiff and "in all but birth was a Welshman" as the obituaries would put it. A centre three-quarter, he represented Cardiff 242 times, captaining the club during four seasons. He was skipper in ten of his twenty-four games for Wales, of which the most memorable was the (sole) defeat of New Zealand's first All Blacks. Team-mates, and the Press, nick-named him 'Prince'." "The dominant stature of Nicholls in Rugby Football bears comparison with that of W.G. Grace in the world of cricket at the start of the twentieth century. His skills were unsurpassed; the tactics he devised were innovative and definitive; he was a great leader of men. Yet this book shows how the squeaky-clean Nicholls of legend was also subject to vacillations and procrastinations which involved him in embarrassing controversies." "Prince Gwyn's canvas also portrays today's world-wide game of Rugby Union Football at a fascinating and volatile early stage in its history."--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 1854112627
- 9781854112620
- LCCN
- 00363175
- OCLC
- ocm43340994
- 43340994
- SCSB-1034268
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library