Rugby's Greatest Characters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rugby's Greatest Characters write by John Griffiths. This book was released on 2014-07-10. Rugby's Greatest Characters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There’ s an old joke about rugby players and oddballs. However, there certainly have been quite a few of them playing rugby in the history of the game. And not just oddballs, there’ s been pitbulls, quiet men, iron men, and unsung heroes. And you can meet them all in this quirky collection of the famous and infamous of the game. Characters include Wilfred Wooller, who, playing in the ‘ 30s, was described as a ‘ juggernaut, leaving a trail of prostrate figures in his wake.’ Then there was Gordon Brown (not the PM), known as ‘ Broonie’ but also as the baby-faced assassin when he first entered the Scottish team in 1696. Right up to Sir Clive Woodward who transformed the England side from amateur to professional – a man who knew his own mind, but didn’ t seem to sure about anyone else’ s. Using extensive research author John Griffiths wins bonus points for a funny, fascinating, remarkable collection of the good, the bad and the ugly, of the scrums, forwards, fly halfs, flankers and dummy passers. A great gift book for all rugby fans. John Griffiths is the author of six books on rugby and for many years co-edited Rothmans Rugby Yearbook and the IRB's Rugby Yearbook.
Rugby Characters
Rugby Characters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rugby Characters write by John Ireland. This book was released on 1990. Rugby Characters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this collection, the authors have selected some of the great characters from the Five Nations Championships of recent years - from the successful Tony O'Reilly of Ireland to Gareth Chilcott from the West Country. The Welsh heroes of the Seventies are well represented through the likes of Gareth Edwards, JPR and Barry John. Coach Ian McGeechan and captain David Sole celebrate Scotland's victory at Murrayfield to take the 1990 Grand Slam.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Library of Congress Subject Headings write by Library of Congress. This book was released on 2011. Library of Congress Subject Headings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Library of Congress Subject Headings write by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office. This book was released on 2003. Library of Congress Subject Headings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Rugby: An Anthology
Rugby: An Anthology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rugby: An Anthology write by Brian Levison. This book was released on 2015-08-27. Rugby: An Anthology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Inspiring and irreverent by turns, Brian Levison's new anthology has drawn on rugby's wealth of excellent writing. Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh, A. A. Thomson, John Reason and Mick Imlah are among the distinguished names who have written movingly, amusingly and entertainingly about the game they loved. Great players such as Brian O'Driscoll, Willie John McBride, J. P. R. Williams, Chester Williams, Colin Meads, Gavin Hastings and Brian Moore give us a fascinating insider's view, as does World Cup Final referee Derek Bevan, who reveals what it is like to try to control thirty powerful and often volatile men in a highly competitive situation. But some of the best writing and the wittiest insights come from those who played their rugby at a much less exalted level. The origins of the game - sometimes true, sometimes fanciful - are explored as are some of its rituals like the haka. There are amusing tales including that of the four Tibetan boys sent by the Dalai Lama to learn the game at Rugby School and an account of New Zealand scrum-half Chris Laidlaw's hostile reception at a village fête in Wales. Along with barely believable stories about the game's hardest men, including the French coach Jean 'le Sultan' Sébédio, who used to conduct training sessions wearing a sombrero and wielding a long whip, and 'Red' Conway who had his finger amputated rather than miss a game for South Africa. One section 'Double Vision' looks at the same incident from opposing viewpoints, such as when the then relatively inexperienced Irish immortal Willie John McBride took a swing at the mighty All Black Colin Meads in a line-out. Another, 'Giving it Everything', shows how exceptional courage was not restricted to the rugby field but extended to the battle grounds of the First World War. From the compiler of highly acclaimed All in a Day's Cricket, this selection covers the game from virtually every angle and is sure to delight any rugby fan.
