Carps: The Rugby World Cup's Father: The Biography of John Kendall-Carpenter

John Kendall-Carpenter was a truly extraordinary man. He captained the England rugby team many times in the early 1950s, when he was widely regarded as one of the cleverest and most tactically astute players in the world. At the same time he launched out on a career in education which saw him not only hold the headmastership of three well known public schools but also as the Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference lead the negotiations with the Labour Government in the 1970s to ensure the c...