So here is the bottom half of my top 10 Rugby Union Biographies (the top five will be in my next post). Read the introduction piece on how I chose the Top 10 here. #10. Beaver – Stephen Donald (2017)… Continue Reading
Last month, I wrote about some of the best rugby union biographies I have read, and concluded two things: i) that in general, the better the player, the less enjoyable the book; and ii) that former England hooker Brian Moore’s Beware of The Dog was… Continue Reading
Of the best sports books I have read in 2018, three were on rugby and the rest were in golf and soccer. I know you will enjoy them equally as much. Eddie Jones – Rugby Maverick by Mike Colman The… Continue Reading
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What makes the All Blacks such a powerful brand in rugby? According to Peter Bills in his illuminating new book, The Jersey: The Secrets Behind the World’s Most Successful Team, much of what makes New Zealand synonymous with rugby lies in… Continue Reading
In the autumn internationals rugby, the Fijians gave Tier 2 nations reason to cheer, and the best was saved for last when Ireland beat the All Blacks, at home, for the first time ever. Continue Reading
Football Against the Enemy was a very interesting, very well written book. Simon Kuper, also the author of Soccernomics and Soccernomics 2018 (the World Cup Edition), is obviously a fan of the sport, a deep thinker of the game, an astute… Continue Reading
Here we attempt to clarify rugby union rules, not just for beginners but also for those among us who are not as acquainted with the rules as we might like to think (in fact, this article might be more for… Continue Reading
One Night in Turin, previously published as All Played Out, is Pete Davies’ eyewitness account of England’s FIFA World Cup campaign in 1990. It was the closest that England ever came to winning the soccer World Cup again (they had… Continue Reading
It’s 2013 and it’s the All Blacks vs Ireland. With 30 seconds to go, Ireland lead 22-17. What came next must have driven Ireland’s play against New Zealand last weekend. The Irish have since this 2013 game beaten the All… Continue Reading
