To mark the publication of a new book on the origins of British public school football games - Puddings, Bullies and Squashes, edited by Malcolm Tozer - this episode of 'Rugby Reloaded' goes back to the 19th Century to look at the development and influence of schools football.
Did the public school codes influence modern games of football? What was the role of Muscular Christianity? How did the school game relate to the adult football clubs that also emerged at the same time? Join with me in a ten-minute trip back to the primodial origins of the world's football codes.
Puddings, Bullies and Squashes is available from Amazon or direct from the publishers, Sunnyrest Books, email: sunnyrest-books@outlook.com
Puddings, Bullies and Squashes – pb ISBN 978-1838538996 (£19.00 + £4.00 p&p)
Puddings, Bullies and Squashes – hd ISBN 978-1838538989 (£29.00 + £4.00 p&p)
