Rugby's Great Split

Sport and the British by BBC

Feb 13, 201213:23Society & Culture

As Clare Balding continues to explore the unique relationship Britain has had with sport, in today's programme she tells a tale of lies, witch hunts, bigotry and the north/south divide.This isn't the story of a battle-to...

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