RUGBY BOOKS

The largest selection of rugby books in the world can be found on our books pages. Scroll down the page to see pages containing players biographies, national, provincial and club histories, books from the great tours and tournaments, All Blacks & Springbok tours. annuals, bibliographies, coaching books, rugby humour, anthologies, rugby & politics, works of reference. Everything and anything to do with rugby football. This page is for navigation only, click on the quick links below or scroll down to see more information on the books available. 

QUICK LINKS TO BOOK PAGES....... ANNUALS  -  BIBLIOGRAPHIES  -  BIOGRAPHIES  -  CHILDREN'S BOOKS  -  COACHING & INSTRUCTIONAL  -  FICTION, RUGBY NOVELS  -  FITNESS & INJURIES -  GENERAL SPORT INCLUDING RUGBY   -  HANDBOOKS  -  HISTORIES  -  HUMOUR  -  INTERNATIONAL TOURS  -  MEDIA GUIDES  -  POLITICS & RUGBY  - QUIZ BOOKS  -  REFERENCE -  REFEREEING & LAWS  -  SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT

 

ANNUALS

A superb selection of rugby annuals from around the world including Australian, English, New Zealand, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, South African, French and rugby annuals from other nations. Annuals are a great source of statistical information. This page also includes Handbooks and Media Guides which are other excellent information sources

CLICK HERE FOR THE ANNUALS PAGE

or click on the links below to be taken immediately to a section on this page.

AUSTRALIA  -  BRITAIN  -  ENGLAND  - FRANCE  -  IRELAND  -  ITALY  -  NEW ZEALAND  -  OTHER COUNTRIES  -  SCOTLAND  -  SOUTH AFRICA  -  WALES  -  HANDBOOKS  -  MEDIA GUIDES

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Books containing information about rugby books, listings of published rugby works

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BIOGRAPHIES

A wonderful selection of rugby biographies. These books are contained on a separate page. see the autobiographies & biographies of all the Welsh, English, All Black, Springbok, Irish, Scottish & French players.  To visit this page:-

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COACHING & INSTRUCTIONAL

Coaching books up to 1950 can be found on the HISTORY page. Modern coaching books including fitness and injuries can be found on the misc books. page. These books are split into two sections. To visit either section please click on the links below.

COACHING & INSTRUCTIONAL  -  FITNESS & INJURIES

 
CHILDREN'S RUGBY BOOKS
Rugby books for the young rugby fan, children's annuals, colouring books etc  

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FICTION - RUGBY NOVELS

Rugby stories. Novels with a rugby theme.

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GENERAL SPORTING BOOKS THAT INCLUDE RUGBY
A selection of general sporting books that include rugby. Many sports books have interesting rugby sections and this selection have some great rugby stories and information included. To visit this section on the Histories page either click on the photo above or............

  CLICK HERE

 

HISTORIES

A great selection of historical rugby books. Visit this page to see national, provincial & regional, club, stadium & tournament  histories. View the section on the early development of the game, books from the 19th century, classic histories. The majority of books published before 1960 can be found on this page. Also listed are reference books, anthlogies & photographic compilations. 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE HISTORIES PAGE

or click on the links below to be taken to an individual section within the Histories page

AUSTRALIA  -  BRITISH & IRISH LIONS  -  ENGLAND  -  FIJI  -  FRANCE  -  IRELAND  -   ITALY  -  NEW ZEALAND  -  SCOTLAND  -  SOUTH AFRICA  -   USA  -  WALES 

    1823 to 1914       -        1915 to 1939        -        1940 to 1959         -        1960 +

EARLY RUGBY  -  MODERN HISTORIES  -  GROUNDS  -  TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS  -  ANTHOLOGIES  -  PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPILATIONS  -  HISTORIES MISC  -  REFERENCE

 

 
RUGBY HUMOUR
Fancy a laugh - Each rugby playing country has it's own brand of rugby humour, we have a fine selection of books from around the world. 

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INTERNATIONAL TOURS & SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT PUBLICATIONS
Books and publications associated with tours by the Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies to Britain and France, Overseas tours by France, Japan, Ireland, Scotland, Samoa, USA & Wales. This page also covers publications associated with the Six Nations tournaments, books, magazines and brochures covering Grand Slams & Triple Crowns,  To visit this page click on the link below

CLICK HERE FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURS & TOURNAMENTS

or click on the links below for each individual section

ALL BLACKS  -  BRITISH LIONS  -  ENGLAND  -   FRANCE  -  IRELAND -  NEW ZEALAND  -  SAMOA  -  SCOTLAND  -  SPRINGBOKS  -  WALES  -  WALLABIES  -  NON INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS

 

MEDIA GUIDES
One of the finest sources for information relating to rugby teams and individual players is the 'Media Guide' Usually published by a news agency these publications are a must have for the rugby statistician and historian. To view the 'Media Guides' available please click on the photo above or CLICK HERE 

To see some samples of Media Guide pages click on the Thumbnails below

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POLITICS & RUGBY
Politics and rugby occasionally mix, this section also covers official reports by rugby organisations. See also Tour books 1969, 1971 & 1981 Springbok tours

CLICK HERE FOR POLITICS & RUGBY

 

QUIZ BOOKS
Brush up on your rugby knowledge with quiz books

CLICK HERE FOR RUGBY QUIZ BOOKS 

 

REFEREEING & LAWS

The laws of rugby football are a complex affair, brush up on your knowledge with these books

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ANNUALS  -  BIOGRAPHIES  -  HISTORIES  -  TOURS  -  MISC BOOKS

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