by Tom English · Yellow Jersey · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780224083218
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«The Grudge: Two Nations, One Match, No Holds Barred» is the sports essay by Tom English, published by Yellow Jersey in paperback (272 pages, in English).
It reconstructs the England-Scotland match at Murrayfield, March 1990, with the Five Nations Grand Slam at stake, and frames it in the Thatcher era: dominant England against a Scotland agitated by the poll tax and nationalism. With interviews with players, coaches and fans from both sides, it shows how the match transcended sport.
Illustrated edition with 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. Shortlisted for the SBA award for best sports book of the 21st century (2022).
Recommended for rugby fans and sports history enthusiasts, and for readers interested in British politics of the 1990s.
