Publisher's Synopsis
This book, written and researched by Rugby Vision journalist Howard Eva ns and Martyn Williams, is the complete Welsh international rugby from the very first game. At Blackneath on 19 Februry 1881, Wales played their first internationa l rugby match. What happened in the nearly 500 matches since then is co ntained in this book, including all of the World Cup finals and qualify ing matches played by the national side. As well as a summary of the action as it happened in each match, a weal th of other essential information is given: -the date of the match -the venue -full details of both teams and replacements (including which clubs th ey played for) -who scored what(tries, conversions, penalties, dropped goals) -referees Almost 1, 000 players have been capped for Wales, and this book lists al l of them in the order in which they made their debut, giving their nic kname, the position which they played, dates of birth and death, and nu mber of appearances made
