Two Tribes

Two Tribes is the inside story of rugby's Second Great Schism, when the advent of pay television in Australia tore rugby league apart. Journalist Steve Mascord interviews 100 of the key men and women who lived through - and shaped - the year of two tribes, the first and only season of twin competitions Down Under. John Quayle, John Ribot, Ken Arthurson, Maurice Lindsay and Neil Whittaker are interviewed along with ballboys and physios. What was it about? Who won? What did we learn from it? The Inside Story of Rugby League's Divided Year and the Birth of the NRL.