Rugby category: 302 books

In the 1970s, an age long before World Cups, rugby union to the British public meant Bill McLaren, rude songs and, most of all, Wales. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts won or shared eight Five Nations Championships, including three Grand Slams and six Triple Crowns. But the mere facts...

Bursting with humour and full of amusing anecdotes, 100 Irish Rugby Greats is a unique celebration of the most significant stars of the sport from the 1930s to the present day. A veritable who’s who of Irish rugby, it takes in all of the true greats, including Jack Kyle, Tony O’Reilly, Mike Gibson,...

Rugby is the heart and soul of New Zealand, filling the lives of most boys and some girls from the first time they see an oval ball. Its Just a Game is a celebration of rugby as it is played by kids, students, club members and professionals. The 50 or so stories in this book, ending with a dramatic...

All you have ever wanted to know about Rugby League and Rugby Union but have never dared to ask until now (as the answers are in the back of the book!) Will you get stung by a Wasp or charge through the 1,200 questions and mow down the opposition like a Rhino? You will have to cast your minds back over...

Was coach Heyneke Meyer the reason why the Springboks failed at the 2015 Rugby World Cup? And what does the future have in store for the incumbent coach, Allister Coetzee? Find these answers, and many others, in The Springbok Coaches. In this new, updated edition of The Poisoned Chalice, rugby writer...

Designed specifically for younger players, 101 Youth Rugby Drills is the practice bible for youth rugby coaches. It contains a range of progressive practice drills to help young players develop. Fun, educational and challenging, all drills are illustrated and cover the essential technical skills required...

Based on exclusive interviews with 40 celebrated players, past and present, Legends of Irish Rugby is a veritable who's who of the sport. Immortals such as Jack Kyle, Willie John McBride, Tony Ward, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy and Paul O'Connell bare their souls to reveal themselves as...

This is a complete history of the England rugby union team - told by the players themselves. Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the England team through exclusive interviews with a vast array of Test match stars from before the Second World War to the present day,...

Drawing on first hand interviews from more than 75 British Lions tourists since the golden age of the fifties, this book captures what it means to be a British Lions rugby player – the historic victories, the glorious failures and the stories surrounding the icons of rugby such as Edwards, Bennett,...

Rugby Union Threequarter Play is a technical playing guide that examines the demands of each of the positions in the threequarters, and analyses the specific positional roles and responsibilities. The book will help coaches to place the right player in the right position. It includes the following:...

Scorrendo le pagine del libro si familiarizza con fatti, personaggi, passato e presente (citate partite dal 1800 agli ultimi mondiali), gergo e regole della disciplina raccontata dalla A alla Z anche con spiegazioni a prova d'ignoranti (in senso letterale, non rugbistico: Pastonesi ricorda che quando...

Pochi sport come il rugby sembrano avere a cuore la formazione umana: uno sport che mette insieme il gioco di squadra, il contatto fisico, la velocità, l’agilità e la forza. Di libri sul rugby non ne mancano, ma sugli aspetti educativi di questo gioco non c’è bibliografia. Eppure è questo...

Questa è una guida per chi pratica il rugby da una poltrona, da un divano o da un posto in tribuna. È destinata anche a chi ha un figlio o un nipote che stanno imparando a giocare e a cui fa piacere che i genitori, i nonni o gli zii partecipino alle loro prime gare, pur se questi non capiscono nulla...

The Rugby World Cup is one of the world's premier sporting events. In September 2011 the event will be held in New Zealand. There are many betting opportunities in the Rugby World Cup. In this ebook, internationally respected rugby statistician, ET, considers the betting options for this years World Cup. And he shows you who the stats say will win.