Representative Rugby at Kingsholm: international, county, & invitation teams, by Malc King, with Dick Williams

Ever since the Kingsholm ground opened in 1891, both international and county trial matches had been staged there, and this hotbed of rugby has been a favoured venue for representative matches, with teams from around the world keen to experience its special atmosphere. International sides representing 21 different countries have played at Kingsholm, touring

sides have been eager to include it in their itineraries, and celebratory games brought invitational sides featuring many of the leading players of their era. This book recounts all these matches, bringing back memories of great games and famous players, who have graced the Kingsholm turf with their many and varied skills, spurred on by the passionate rugby supporters of Gloucester. The author is chairman of Gloucester Rugby Heritage, on whose behalf Hobnob has published this book, a sequel to the history of Kingsholm itself, published in 2016. December 2017, 250 pages, fully illustrated in colour, large format casbound, £30.00, ISBN 978-1-906978-46-4