Those still standing after the Great War and the 1918 influenza epidemic--which killed more people than the hostilities--aimed to keep the flag flying in the immediate post-Armistice period,
particularly the British military’s sporting organizers. When King George V was asked to give his name to a rugby Cup, the sport had been suspended since the outbreak of the war in 1914. With
more than 100 photos and illustrations, Evans and Atkinson tell the story of the resurgence of rugby in March and April of 1919, with games in Wales, Scotland and England before a play-off at
Twickenham with the winners to be challenged by France. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
