Download or read book Dallaglio s Rugby Tales written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by Headline. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In RUGBY TALES, Lawrence Dallaglio recalls with affection and razor-sharp humour, the behind-the-scenes stories that have previously only been shared within the world of international rugby, together with some classics from his rugby-playing colleagues and mates. There's the one about the 2003 World Cup winner who curtseyed to the queen and another featuring the rugby legend who was affronted by the suggestion that he had been out on the town until 3 a.m. days before a crucial match. 'Don't you look at me,' he cried indignantly, 'I got in at six.' Featuring big games, bigger personalities, quick-fire banter and the odd pint or two, these are the best of the best from the legends of the dressing room, pitch and pub.
Download or read book Rugby Tales written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by Headline Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugby.
Download or read book More Blood Sweat and Beers written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In More Blood, Sweat and Beers, World Cup-winning rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio shares his favourite stories from his time at International rugby's greatest tournament. With razor-sharp wit and good humour he lets the reader behind the closed doors of the tournament, to see what happens on and off the pitch when the cameras aren't looking. All the great names are here - Blanco, Lomu and Pienaar among them - and in his time Dallaglio has shared pints or blows (or both) with them all and has lived to tell the stories. Funny, frank and fully loaded with quick-fire banter these are the best of the best tales of the legends of the International stage.
Download or read book World Cup Rugby Tales written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In WORLD CUP RUGBY TALES, World Cup-winning rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio shares his favourite stories from his time at International rugby's greatest tournament. With razor-sharp wit and good humour he lets the reader behind the closed doors of the tournament, to see what happens on and off the pitch when the cameras aren't looking. All the great names are here - Blanco, Lomu and Pienaar among them - and in his time Dallaglio has shared pints or blows (or both) with them all and has lived to tell the stories. Funny, frank and fully loaded with quick-fire banter these are the best of the best tales of the legends of the International stage.
Download or read book It s in the Blood written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by Headline. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a Premiership, World Cup and Grand Slam winner, no one better embodies the charisma and the colour of English rugbys greatest era than Lawrence Dallaglio. He has some story to tell, not just of the formidable exploits on the field, but an extraordinary life off it. His only sister, Francesca, was the youngest to perish in the Marchioness disaster and her death at 19 remains the great sadness of his life. In addition to this and his much-talked about England exploits, he also led his club Wasps to the summit of European rugby, winning two Heineken Cups and three consecutive English Premiership titles. Full of drama, controversy and great sadness, Lawrence Dallaglios story the last of the great World Cup heroes is the one every rugby fan has been waiting to read.
Download or read book It s in the Blood Signed Copy written by Lawrence Dallaglio and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one better embodies the charisma of English rugby's greatest era than Lawrence Dallaglio. He is a Premiership, World Cup and Grand Slam winner. He captained his country. He pushed Wasps to the summit of European rugby, winning one Heineken Cup and three consecutive English Premiership titles. This is his story.
Download or read book Matt Dawson s Lions Tales written by Matt Dawson and published by Headline. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Dawson's Lions Tales gives rugby fans a satisfying dose of wonderful Lions anecdotes, epic stories of triumph and despair, of camaraderie and controversy, and stirring examples of that special bond that only competing in the white heat of battle, halfway round the world, against the mighty All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks, can engender. Lions Tales is peppered with insight and laugh-out-loud moments, dredged from the memory banks of Dawson's own time in the iconic red shirt, and also from his keen interest in the Lions' remarkable 125-year traditions.
Download or read book End of an ERA and Rugby Tales written by Mike Green and published by . This book was released on 1995-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voices from the Back of the Bus written by Stewart McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Voices from the Back of the Bus' provides a behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. Recounted with genuine warmth & much humour, almost 100 players, 53 of them British & Irish Lions, recall the scrapes, the games, the laughs, the glory & the gritty reality of the pre-professional game.
Download or read book Nice Try written by d'Arcy Orders and published by Indepenpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stirring Rugby Tales of the glorious Third Fifteen - on and Off the Pitch
Download or read book The Most Inspiring Rugby Stories For Young Readers written by Lunar Press and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want your child to read more and learn about some of rugby's most inspirational stories at the same time? Rugby is one of the most inspirational sports in the world. A sport where teamwork, respect and humility are of equal importance to physical skill. In this book, we will take you on the thrilling journey of 25 of the greatest sporting moments in the history of rugby. The Most Inspiring Rugby Stories For Young Readers is a collection of 25 exhilarating and uplifting moments in rugby that will teach your child the importance of discipline, perseverance and hope. It's friendly, educational and an excellent way for people of all ages to learn about some of the greatest sporting moments in history. Did you know about Schalk Burger coming back from near-death to play for South Africa on rugby's biggest stage? Or what about Jillion Potter beating cancer to captain her country? The Most Inspiring Rugby Stories For Young Readers is perfect for parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time and encourage them to love both reading and rugby! A wonderful book for any rugby lover or even a kid just starting out, The Most Inspiring Rugby Stories For Young Readers is an essential piece of reading for fans of all sports. Each story in this book is inspirational and uplifting, while there is also some humour thrown in for good measure! If you're a fan of rugby (and even if you're not!), then this is the book for you. It celebrates the men and women who make the game great while also dealing with some of the tragedies they've come through to reach the top. With The Most Inspiring Rugby Stories For Young Readers, you're sure to find a scrum of positivity! SCROLL UP and learn along with us!
Download or read book Roars from the Back of the Bus written by Stewart McKinney and published by Mainstream Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of tales gives an insight into the camaraderie that exists between players at the top of their game, and shows that relationships forged through experiences on a Lions tour last a lifetime. From the first tour in 1888, it showcases characters with immense personality who fought together in wars or on rugby pitches in foreign lands. Despite changes to the game following the advent of professionalism, the experiences of today's Lions still follow links established years ago.--From book jacket.
Download or read book Around the World in 80 Minutes written by Robert Kitson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT 'A mesmerising, unforgettable journey around world rugby. ' Donald McRae – Twice Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 'Magnificent... hugely intelligent and entertaining.' Stuart Barnes, Sunday Times 'Really enjoyed it.' Will Carling 'An absolutely marvellous book... Recommended heartily.' Jonathan Drennan, Sydney Morning Herald CONTRASTING CHARACTERS, COLLIDING CULTURES, THE SAME OVAL-SHAPED BALL. A JOURNEY TO FIND THE RUGBY'S MOST REMARKABLE PEOPLE, TEAMS AND PLACES. What makes rugby special? Which individuals and teams have defined the modern game? Around the World in 80 Minutes charts the 'golden era' of global rugby union between 1973 and 2023 and goes in search of the sport's most influential trailblazers. Robert Kitson, the Guardian's long-time rugby union correspondent, assesses the game's current health, tracks down the battered gladiators of yesteryear and asks some pertinent questions. Does rugby retain its old rugged charm? What does its future look like? And what, ultimately, constitutes rugby 'greatness'? Observant, amusing and thought-provoking, the journey takes in some of the game's more prominent names – including David Campese, Brian O'Driscoll, Maggie Alphonsi, Sean Fitzpatrick, Eddie Jones and Sir Clive Woodward – to reflect on rugby's intangible shared joy. Millions of fans continue to find rugby maddeningly irresistible and endlessly compelling. This book is for them, and for anyone else wondering where the appeal lies.
Download or read book What a Flanker written by James Haskell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Hilarious, and straight talking but also articulate and insightful – I am just hugely fond of this guy’ –Eddie Jones ‘James Haskell: what a flanker, what a book’ –Rugby World
Download or read book A Social History of English Rugby Union written by Tony Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the myth of William Webb Ellis to the glory of the 2003 World Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in England. Ever since Tom Brown’s Schooldays the sport has seen itself as the guardian of traditional English middle-class values. In this fascinating new history, leading rugby historian Tony Collins demonstrates how these values have shaped the English game, from the public schools to mass spectator sport, from strict amateurism to global professionalism. Based on unprecedented access to the official archives of the Rugby Football Union, and drawing on an impressive array of sources from club minutes to personal memoirs and contemporary literature, the book explores in vivid detail the key events, personalities and players that have made English rugby. From an era of rapid growth at the end of the nineteenth century, through the terrible losses suffered during the First World War and the subsequent ‘rush to rugby’ in the public and grammar schools, and into the periods of disorientation and commercialisation in the 1960s through to the present day, the story of English rugby union is also the story of the making of modern England. Like all the very best writers on sport, Tony Collins uses sport as a prism through which to better understand both culture and society. A ground-breaking work of both social history and sport history, A Social History of English Rugby Union tells a fascinating story of sporting endeavour, masculine identity, imperial ideology, social consciousness and the nature of Englishness.
Download or read book Engage written by Paul Kimmage and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 'Engage!' was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls. On a cold, grey, overcast day in 2005, the cream of young English rugby gathered at a Northampton training ground. Matt Hampson, 'Hambo' to his mates, was one of them. He had dreamt of playing rugby for England ever since he had picked up a rugby ball at school. His skill, conviction and dedication had brought him to the cusp of realising that dream, in an England U21 team that included Olly Morgan, Toby Flood, Ben Foden and James Haskell. But as the two sets of forwards engaged for a scrum on the training field, the scrum collapsed and Matt, who played tight-head prop, took the full force of two opposing sides. In that moment his life changed forever. Paul Kimmage went to visit Matt as he recuperated, and wrote a piece for the Sunday Times which won him his third successive SJA sports interviewer of the year award. They struck up a friendship and here, Paul tells Matt's whole story, in all its intimate detail. From the build-up to the dreadful day, to Matt's recuperation, to his struggle to adjust to normal life again, to his family and friends, to other tragic incidents on the rugby field, to the response of the RFU, this is a story of terrible sadness yet unadorned triumph and joy, of anger yet of reconciliation and peace . . . of a boy who became a man.
Download or read book The Death of Rugby written by Neil Back and published by Pitch Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 14 years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches, and broken promises. From his anti-hero role as "The Hand of Back" in Leicester Tigers' European Cup triumph over Munster, to Grand Slam glory and the 2003 World Cup with England, Neil is never far from the story. The Death of Rugby dissects the Lions' disastrous 2005 tour of New Zealand, the ousting of his mentor Dean Richards from Leicester Tigers, and Neil's three years in charge of Leeds, before being recruited by The Rugby Football Club, and why Neil and his colleagues had to walk away, despite an unbeaten season, and league, and cup double. Neil deals with the adjustment from professional sportsman into family and regular working life, despite a critical illness in 2013, which has shaped his perspective on life.
