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The Grudge

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Description for The Grudge Paperback. Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs Scotland - winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling's England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher's Britain. This title recaptures a day that has gone down in history when a rugby match became more than a game. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 3JJPR; WSB; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.

Shortlised for the 2022 SBA Best Sports Book of the 21st Century prize

The gripping inside story of when an England-Scotland rugby match become more than a game


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. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising high - what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch.

Told with 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.

'A priceless read' Guardian
'Absolutely outstanding' The Times
'An epic tale' Daily Telegraph
'Gripping' Scottish Review of Books

Product Details

Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224083218
SKU
V9780224083218
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About Tom English
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, 2009 and 2010 he was named Scottish Sports Feature Writer of the Year. He lives in Stirlingshire with his wife and two children.

Reviews for The Grudge
I enjoyed this book enormously. The match is one of my enduring rugby memories, and reading The Grudge it all came flooding back
John Inverdale The finest book written on the tournament ... English has produced an absolutely outstanding work, weaving in the strands of history, politics, sociology, dislike and tactical nous, which makes the game probably the most remarkable ever played in the grand old tournament. The insights provided into the minds and roles of Jim Telfer and Brian Moore are worth the price alone
Stephen Jones
The Times
Superb ... a fantastic drama. The Grand Slam match was part of a political world ... This is what gave the occasion its power, its glory and its ultimate significance
The Herald
Gripping ... Tom English has interviewed all the main protagonists to produce a richly textured picture of the build-up, the day itself and the aftermath
Independent
5 stars. An epic tale of clashing personalities. The Grudge puts you right on the touchline as the English and Scottish teams go to war.
Simon Briggs
Daily Telegraph

Goodreads reviews for The Grudge


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