{"product_id":"9780224083218-grudge-the","title":"The Grudge","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo Nations, One Match, No Holds Barred\u003cbr\u003eScotland are the underdogs - second-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlised for the 2022 SBA Best Sports Book of the 21st Century prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gripping inside story of when an England-Scotland rugby match become more than a game\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotland - winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Carling's England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher's Britain - snarling, brutish and all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogs - second-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising high - what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with unprecedented access to key players, coaches and supporters on both sides (Will Carling, Ian McGeechan, Brian Moore and the rest), Tom English has produced a gripping account of a titanic struggle that thrusts the reader right into the heart of the action. Game on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A priceless read' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely outstanding' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An epic tale'\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003ci\u003eScottish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942865285217,"sku":"9780224083218","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32261720.jpg?v=1737102671","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780224083218-grudge-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}