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Rugby country : how the game shaped our nation 304 pages : illustrations, map Contents: Prologue : a tale to be told - a true story -- Introduction : New Zealand and the game - a prize of its own -- Beginnings : New Zealand society in the nineteenth century -- Rugby's warm embrace : New Zealand rugby in the world -- The unravelling : South Africa and why it mattered -- Race and demographics -- Changing society - changing game -- Commercialism and globalisation -- The past and the future Summary: How a small nation at the foot of the globe achieved and maintains its status at the top of an international sport is integral to the story of this country. Rugby permeates our society and its ethos sums up much of what it means to be a New Zealander. Or does it? (Back cover)