Best sports books of interest, inevitably including rugby union biographies and rugby autobiographies; but also covering notable mentions in other sports including golf, football/soccer, tennis etc.
After a lot of consideration, it came down to this. The best rugby autobiography I have read was written by someone from a different era, by someone that I never even got to see in action. But what he stood for, is… Continue Reading
Here in Part II of my Top 10 best rugby biographies, I shall discuss books #5 to #2: #5. Mike Brewer: The authorised biography – Mike Brewer (1995) Outside New Zealand, Mike Brewer is probably one of the least known… Continue Reading
Rugby, in itself, is not the deciding factor on why I read so many rugby union books and, in particular, my preference for rugby union autobiography books. It is the drama to the end Rather, it is the spirit of… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
In ‘fever pitch’ with a losing season Many of us have a sports team we passionately support. And if they have a losing season, it can send us into the depths of doldrums for the whole season. We experience this… Continue Reading
