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The Adopted Game. The French have successfully embraced rugby-they play it almost as if they invented the game. This edition explores why an imported English game found favour with a Parisian elite before spilling out into rural south-west France.

A study of how the growth and development of rugby in France.

Primary Title
  • The Union Game
Secondary Title
  • The Adopted Game
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 29 December 1999
Duration
  • 62:00
Episode
  • 3
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A study of how the growth and development of rugby in France.
Episode Description
  • The Adopted Game. The French have successfully embraced rugby-they play it almost as if they invented the game. This edition explores why an imported English game found favour with a Parisian elite before spilling out into rural south-west France.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • French
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement
Notes
  • Trevor Richards Collection.
Genres
  • Sports
Hosts
  • Jonathan Pryce (Narrator)
Contributors
  • Dafydd Llyr James (Series Producer)
  • Phil George (Executive Producer)
  • BBC Wales (Production Unit)