The Turbulent Tour by Tom Mather

The book covers the most torrid and turbulent tour to Australia and New Zealand ever undertaken by the Rugby League. The ill feeling generated by the Australian tour to England in 1952 sadly raised its ugly head in the Antipodes in 1954. It was a tour that saw:- The players travel by air for the first time. Trouble after the game in MacKay. The battle of Rockhampton. Trouble in the second Test. A match abandoned by the referee for rough play. Accusations of rough play in New Zealand. Final Tour match dubbed the roughest of the Tour. A player vilified by the press throughout the Tour. One manager taken to court in Sydney. Claims of a player ‘Black list” following the tour. This book will appeal to rugby fans of both codes and those with a liking for the history of the game both in this country and down under in Australia and New Zealand. Sold by Amazon.