{"id":2427,"date":"2019-07-30T16:51:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:51:45","slug":"rugby-tries-and-knock-ons-tales-of-a-college-rugby-player-in-new-england-and-the-game-that-gave-birth-to-american-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/bookshelf-submission\/rugby-tries-and-knock-ons-tales-of-a-college-rugby-player-in-new-england-and-the-game-that-gave-birth-to-american-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Tries and Knock Ons: Tales of a College Rugby Player in New England and the Game That Gave Birth to American Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rugby Tries and Knock Ons: Tales of a College Rugby Player in New England and the Game That Gave Birth to American Football<\/em>
\nConnor Murphy
\n(Kevin Cronan ’77)
\n(2018)<\/p>\n

This true sports story and memoir details Connor’s introduction to the game of rugby in the USA early in his college career in the 1970s at the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾. Connor continued to play for äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ for a few more years after he graduated. In this affectionate and personal story, he traces the development of rugby in the US, from the early days when no-one was quite clear about the rules to college only championships and major sporting events such as the Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rugby Tries and Knock Ons: Tales of a College Rugby Player in New England and the Game That Gave Birth to American Football<\/em>
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