Full Description
The 1946 Indomitables won the three Test series in Australia with two victories and a draw - an unbeaten record that has never been repeated - and remain Britain's most successful rugby league tourists.
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, The Indomitables is the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the 1946 tour that made sporting legends of the 15 Englishmen and 11 Welshmen (including the captain, Gus Risman) who created sporting history and won the respect of the Australian nation.
These were The Indomitables - and this is their sensational story.
Contents
Forewords Pat Devery & Billy Boston
Preface Eric Grothe
Introduction
1. The Ashes Tradition
2. League Goes To War
3. A Kind of Normality
4. Trials and Tribulations
5. Selection and Departure
6. Becoming Indomitable
7. Crossing the Continent
8. Australia in 1946
9. Sydney Celebrities
10. Opening Shots
11. A Bruising Build-Up
12. The First Test
13. On to Queensland
14. The Second Test
15. Bulimba Trilogy
16. The Third Test
17. New Zealand in 1946
18. West Coast Blues
19. Rebuilding Maori Rugby
20. The New Zealand Test
21. The Long Way Home
22. Aftermath
23. Afterlife I: The Indomitables
24. Afterlife II: Kangaroos & Kiwis
25. Conclusion
Results and Statistics
Joe Egan's Tour Diary
Index
