England Rugby Heroes is the official illustrated RFU celebration of England's greatest rugby players. Drawing on more than 150 years of rich rugby heritage, eac

In March 1871 the first international match took place between England and Scotland at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh. Donned in all white the fledgling England tea

An outstanding leader and personality in every respect, Poulton captained England to what is now called a 'Grand Slam' in 1914 – the last season before the Fi

Historians of popular culture have recently been addressing the role of myth, and now it is time that social historians of sport also examined it. The contribut

In My Sporting Heroes, one of the country's great sportsmen, Sir Ian Botham, draws up his template of what he believes makes a true sporting hero. Botham single