Nigel McCrery and Michael Rowe have produced a fascinating account of International Rugby Players during the Second World War. As with any book that Nigel McCrery is involved with the research is second to none, with no stone left unturned. This book honours the fifty-eight international rugby players that were killed during the Second World War. Of those that died. Fourteen were Scottish, another fourteen were English, three were Welsh and eight were Irish. While France had eight killed, Australia nine and New Zealand two. Final Scrum gives each of these fifty-eight players an individual biography with a picture as well as their playing careers at club and international level. It also lists their military care during the war along with the circumstances of their tragic deaths. There are some interesting characters within these pages, such Pilot Officer Prince Alexander Obolensky, a Russian aristocrat whose family has sought sanctuary in this country. When asked by the then King Edward VIII ‘By what right to you play for England’ he replied, ‘I played for Oxford University, Sir.’ As well as playing for England he also turned out for the British Lions. Or the case of Patrick Munro MP, who at 58 was killed in May 1942, but was killed in a training accident with the Home Guard, and he had turned out thirteen times for Scotland. Of course, the most famous Scottish ex-player killed during the was Eric Liddell, more famous for his stance at the Olympics and for being a missionary, still played seven times for Scotland. This really is an excellent book for the rugby lover.