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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Rugby football
Hull in 1980. The fishing industry is in terminal decline, the
Humber Bridge still unfinished. A depraved killer is on the loose
and Hull City FC look doomed to another relegation. But, on a long
Bank Holiday weekend in May, all thoughts turn to Wembley...and the
chance for ultimate bragging rights. Against a backdrop of a
dramatically changing city, Last One Out...traces the story of how
Hull's two rugby league teams emerged from mid-seventies gloom to
take their place at the very top of the game - exerting a dominance
over the sport that others would follow. Featuring first-hand
interviews with players, officials and supporters, this is the
definitive history of the ultimate rugby league derby; the early
rounds and the draw that kept them apart,the clamour for tickets,
the divided families and that famous sign on the road heading
south. It tells of Roger's joy, Sammy's despair and the story
behind 'that try'. Later, there was the pride and emotion of the
homecoming. Later still, the game enteredhistory, spelling joy for
one side, despair for the other and encapsulated in a song the
losers were taunted with until another dramatic Wembley victory
more than three decades on. More than just a derby, more than just
a cup final, this is the story of an exodus: the day Hull invaded
Wembley. Perfectly timed for the city being UK capital of culture
in 2017.
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