Theatre Royal, WakefieldBroken time is a resonant phrase in the history of rugby. The game initiated at the English public school of the same name in the 1820s was played by amateurs. Then, in 1893, clubs in the north of England put it to the Rugby Football Union that working players should be given "broken time" payments to compensate them for pay lost while representing their club.Mick Martin's new play, set in a f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM on October 1, 2011