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Rugby tours the world but at home there is North v South open revolt

Brendan Gallagher contiues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union

FOLLOWING the first international between England and Scotland in 1871, events moved quickly as Rugby Football forged its own identity separate to that of Association Football.
Organised sport was in its infancy, there was no road map on how to proceed and occasionally it was a rocky path. Just think of the upheaval and chaos throughout the last 25 years as Rugby Union has reorganised itself under the professional banner to get a feel of what was going on.
Clubs would be formed one year, become pow...

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