Redhead with Fire in His Boots
Redhead with Fire in His Boots
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Peter Harvey won a scholarship to Grammar School and access to Rugby Union. He played for England Schools, but later moved across to Rugby League and reached his peak in Championships and Challenge Cups with the great St Helens RL side of the 1960s. Peter's story is a unique view of social history from coalmine to classroom, 1940 to present.
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Redhead with Fire in His Boots by Peter Harvey
Wartime and the scholarship to Grammar Schools allowed access to Rugby Union, an amateur game played by gentlemen in Rugby Clubs like Liverpool and Blackheath. Since the schism with Rugby League in 1895 the antipathy between the two codes was stark. Peter Harvey's story opened the door for hundreds of boys from Lancashire to play for England Schools. However, the suggestion that he might go to Rugby League was enough to prevent selection for England. The story of how this happened, and his subsequent success as a semi-professional rugby player, reaches its climax in Championships and Challenge Cups with the great St Helens RL side of the 1960s. Running parallel to this story is the training necessary to become a teacher and head teacher, and those people who helped me on that journey. The final chapters tell of rugby stars of the 1960s who he played with or against and the subsequent joys and fellowships of past players associations. It is a unique view of social history from coalmine to classroom, 1940 to present.
Peter Harvey was born in Scotland in 1940. He is the son of a Lancashire coal miner. Of Irish and Scottish descent he played for Lancashire and England Schools, Captaining both teams. Educated at The St Helens Catholic Grammar School (West Park), St Mary's College (Strawberry Hill) and Loughborough College of PE he is a teacher by profession. Gaining qualifications from four Universities, London, Leicester, Liverpool and Lancaster, he was a teacher from 1962 till he retired from his third Headship in 1997.Married to Ruth, also a teacher, they have three children Simon, Louise and Rachael.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781551820 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781551820 |
| Title | Redhead with Fire in His Boots |
| Author | Peter Harvey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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