The second of two anthologies In which Peter White looks at the way football has been portrayed in fiction, and in verse.
This programme concentrates on rugger, and includes descriptions of the game as played - and discussed - In settings ranging from New Zealand or the Welsh valleys, to a south London comprehensive school. It also looks at the reaction of rugger enthusiasts to a variety of situations from the birth of a child, to the prospect of having women watching a match from the grandstand. Readers ALISON DRAPER GARARD GREEN and DANNY SCHILLER
Producer THENA heshel