Murrayfield the Calcutta Cup March 1990. England vs. Scotland
- winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carlings England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatchers Britain
- snarling brutish & all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogs
- second-class citizens from a land thats become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatchers Poll Tax. In Edinburgh nationalism is rising high
- what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch. The Grudge" brilliantly recaptures a day that has gone down in history when a rugby match became more than a game. This is the real story of an extraordinary conflict told with astounding insight & unprecedented access to key players coaches & supporters on both sides (Will Carling Ian Mc Geechan Brian Moore & the rest). Tom English has produced a gripping account of a titanic struggle that thrusts the reader right into the heart of the action. Game on."