rlno1 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Anyone know of books on the French Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 The Forbidden Game by Mike Rylance - I think out of print but available on Kindle. Frank Perrin has a number of things which you can find on amazon.fr (I assume self published). Champagne Rugby by Henri Garcia & Roger Grime - published in French in 1961 and translated to English and published recently by LLP - as a printed book but also available on Kindle - lots of good stuff on French RL history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Champagne Rugby starts with a history of the game's beginnings in France and the Vichy era, but mostly covers the tours down under where the French stunned the Australians with their skills. It is a short book, but a great read. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marklaspalmas Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Apart from his work with Henri Garcia, Roger Grime has written three other books. https://www.whenthecockcrowed.com/buy.html Both Mike Rylance books are worth reading. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 17/09/2021 at 15:16, Jonty58 said: Thanks, I’ve just ordered this off Amazon (£13.59), looking forward to reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL Sonja Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Mike Rylance's books are both excellent. As are the three by Roger Grime. Garcia is a must. I'd recommend Passamar and Bonnery as standard texts. So too Demelin. Some of the books on the clubs are outstanding - including ASC, Roanne, Villeneuve, Lezignan, XIII Catalan etc. Joys of Rugby has a good XIII section. "There has never been a Challenge Cup semifinal of 65,000 either individually or combined" - Damien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL Sonja Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Anyone with a legitimate interest - message me and I can give you more details on any of these books. Happy to help. "There has never been a Challenge Cup semifinal of 65,000 either individually or combined" - Damien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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