Rugby category: 302 books

Aujourd'hui, le rugby n'échappe plus à aucun pan du sport business. La santé des joueurs est bien souvent mise en jeu dans cette course à l'armement physique. Face à ce phénomène qui interpelle, et au rôle parfois trouble des hautes instances, les rugbymen, même les mieux encadrés, sont...

Si elle n’est déjà plus qu’un souvenir, la Coupe du monde fut un moment exceptionnel de l’histoire du rugby français. Et plus encore. Car elle s’est située à la croisée des chemins de ce sport, entre vieilles traditions toujours entretenues et modernité nécessaire. Jean-Christophe...

Mesdames, Mesdemoiselles, ce guide s'adresse à vous ! Vous qui, au hasard de votre vie, d'une rencontre, d'un calendrier dénudé ou d'un match à la télé, découvrez amoureusement le rugby. Vous voilà, pour la première fois, décidée à comprendre ce qui se passe sur un terrain...

Quand un modeste joueur de rugby raconte sa saison, ce n’est pas triste. Si en plus il est chauvin et râleur, on peut imaginer le pire. Il nous fait part de ses émotions, de ses commentaires sur des matchs arbitrés selon lui de façon indigne, de ses réflexions sur le rugby en général. Il...

Geordan Murphy does not come from the leafy suburbs of south Dublin or the rugby hotbeds of Limerick or Cork. As a teenager he played Gaelic football for Kildare minors. But his greatest love, and his true genius, was for rugby. Now nearing the end of a career that has seen him win over seventy...

Few rugby players have matched the achievements of Welshman Mervyn Davies, the shrewd, gutsy number 8 with the heart of a lion. In what was a remarkable career, he won two Grand Slams, three Triple Crowns, earned thirty-eight consecutive Wales caps, was captain of his national team and played in two...

Stephen Donald etched himself into All Blacks folklore with that 'kick' in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park, Auckland. Donald, one of the country's most popular All Blacks, had not originally been wanted for the World Cup squad. He was whitebaiting in the Waikato River and effectively off...

Along the way he met the people whose enthusiasm for the game has made it so durable - current and former internationals as well as others involved at all levels - as well as a few miserable old gits for balance. In this intimate account, Hadfield observes the way rugby league fits into the history...

Voices from the Back of the Bus provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. Recounted with genuine warmth and much humour, over a hundred players recall the scrapes, the games, the laughs, the glory and the gritty reality of the pre-professional...

A superb collection of humourous Rugby stores, anecdotes, quotes and jokes, highlighting some of the key characters of the game such as Jonny Wilkinson, David Campese, Gareth Edwards and many more.

In the years leading up to World War I, the rugby grounds of Britain became training grounds for war. This book plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of 15 men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with...

In 2009, Warrington RLFC reached the nadir of their long-term, chronic underachievement, prompting one fan to write to the local newspaper questioning the players' commitment. He signed the letter 'Spirit of '55' - a reference to the year the club were last champions. Results began to improve dramatically,...

Money has always been in short supply in the ex-mining village of Glanddu. Its bottom-dwelling rugby club owes its survival to the rule of its formidable chairwoman, Gloria Bowen Thomas, and the financial wizardry of its treasurer in cooking the books. Only the prize money for the leagues winners can...

Sixty years on from 1950s Los Angeles, No Helmets Required tells the story of 20 young American footballers convinced by entrepreneur Mike Dimitro to fly off around the world playing rugby league - a game they'd never even heard of. Miraculously, the American All Stars competed with the best Australia,...