Books
JottingsOnRugby.com – Sean Fagan
Sean Fagan has written two books related to rugby history.
The Master – The Life and Times of Dally Messenger – available on order from book stores in Australia and New Zealand – reference ISBN 0733622003.
Autographed editions of The Rugby Rebellion can be ordered directly from the author (including free postage for orders within Australia).
“Fagan probably knows more about…the early history of rugby union than just about anyone alive.”
Spiro Zavos – rugby journalist and author.
“The Rugby Rebellion: The Divide of League and Union”
Now in its second print run, this popular book has been acclaimed by historians and supporters of both rugby codes. The Rugby Rebellion does far more than just cover the original Union/League split in Australia and New Zealand in 1908 – it actually retraces the amateur game from the 1870s, looking at early international tours to and from Britain, and showing how rugby became so popular and successful in the early 1900s that the game itself came to be fought over. With amazing newspaper excerpts (of events on and off the field) from the time, it reads in the style of a real-life thriller.
“It is superbly researched and a very interesting read – in years to come it will be considered a classic.”
Peter Sharpham – author “The First Wallabies” book.
“Its revelation is fascinating.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
“For thoroughness and revelation, has left all competitors behind.”
The Canberra Times
“An unbiased picture of the rugby revolution of a century ago.”
The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand)
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Canberra Times
The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand)
THE RUGBY REBELLION (re-titled as “The Rugby Rebellion: Pioneers of Rugby League)
Sean Fagan
Paperback (234mm x 150mm) – 424 pages with b&w photographs throughout.
ISBN 978-0-9757563-0-0
Price (including delivery)
Australia: $20
New Zealand: AU$33
UK, USA, Others: AU$45
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“The Master – The Life & Times of Dally Messenger” [Available on order from book stores in Australia and New Zealand - reference ISBN 0733622003]
Australia’s first dual rugby international, Dally Messenger is still an icon of both rugby codes in Australia – in the early 1900s more than 50,000 people regularly watched a game of football at the SCG simply because he was on the field. Re-live these exciting times – of famous and legendary deeds, what made him so popular and so good, his rivals and critics, how he dealt with the fame, and we once and for all, finally sort the truth from the legend.
“Congratulations on your outstanding work.”
Max Howell – Wallaby (1946-47, 5 Tests), rugby historian, ARU “Wallaby Hall of Fame” panel member.
“You’ll come away feeling you know Messenger like a brother.”
Inside Sport magazine
“An engrossing tale.”
The Daily Telegraph
Inside Sport magazine
The Daily Telegraph
