Out Now! 'Who Framed William Webb Ellis? And Other Puzzles in Rugby History'

My latest book Who Framed William Webb Ellis? And Other Puzzles In Rugby History is now out and available to buy from all good bookshops and direct from the publisher.

It’s the director’s cut of thirty episodes of Rugby Reloaded, featuring the extended scripts of episodes about the historical controversies in rugby, discussions about the evolution of various rules, a look at the art and culture of rugby, and much more. If you’ve ever had a question about some aspect of the history of rugby, there’s a good chance that I’ve tried to answer it in this book.

The cover, which you will recognise from the Rugby Reloaded podcast logo. is based on an illustration that appeared on the cover of the weekly Football Favourite on 27 November 1920. It was then used on the cover of the following season’s Northern Union Annual. It’s good to keep him alive a century later!