GENERAL HISTORY:

• Origin of Rugby
• The Great Split

WALES HISTORY:

Compiled by Phil Melling of Swansea University, here is a brief introduction to the game in Wales which has been around since 1907. It is broken into two parts, international and club scene.

• Club Game
• International Game

To find out more about the game in Wales, the following reference books are of great use:

Phil Melling, Man of Amman, Gomer 1994;
Peter Lush and Dave Farrar, eds., Tries in the Valleys, London League Publications 1998;
Robert Gate, Gone North, vol.1 and II, 1986 1988;
Huw Richards, Peter Stead and Gareth Williams, eds., Heart and Soul: the character of Welsh Rugby, University of Wales Press, 1998.