Product Description

ROBBIE PAUL PRESENTS THE FULL HISTORY OF RUGBY LEAGUE, NOW FULLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE 2008 WORLD CUP. The Story of Rugby League traces the history of the game from its inception at The George Hotel, Huddersfield in 1895 right up to, and including, the World Cup Final of 2008. All the great sides are here and this double DVD is littered with the exploits of such wonderful players as Lewis, Sullivan, Boston, Fox and Murphy. In more recent times the likes of Hanley, Offiah, Edwards, Schofield and Sculthorpe have graced this, the most exciting of sports. Super League, born in 1996, brought with it summer rugby league and for a sunshine moment who will forget the last minute try by Chris Joynt, for St Helens against Bradford in September 2000. It was one of the greatest tries ever and will live long in the memory. For rugby league upsets look no further than New Zealand s 2008 World Cup Final triumph over Australia. They still can t believe it down under. Great players, memorable matches and dramatic moments, they re all here in these action-packed DVDs that are a must for lovers of what is, arguably, the greatest game in the world

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11249 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-03-23
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 140 minutes

Customer Reviews

Interesting but ultimately disappointing
This is a game effort to get provide a comprehensive overview of the history of rugby league but unfortunately the RFL decided to skimp on editorial and production costs - and it shows. The lack of a professionally written overview makes this rather a haphazard collection of clips and highlights with very little narrative or analysis. It needed a professional historian and a decent editor to really make it worthwhile.
However the older clips are of interest and the newer ones will being back memories for fans. As an introduction to new fans it fails, never really explaining in any depth what the game is a about and how it has developed over the years. A missed opportunity.