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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Rugby football
From Saints to Winners tells the tale of a campaign bookended by
tragedy, but laden with glory. Jim Mallinder's Saints marched all
the way to three finals, winning two of them, as they secured the
first Premiership trophy they craved, as well as Challenge Cup
glory. The previous summer had seen the death of Leon Barwell, who
did so much to bring success to Northampton, and Saints went on to
do their late chairman proud. There was more heartache to come as
Luis Ghaut, the young man so many had taken to their hearts, sadly
passed away at the start of the following season; but courageous
Luis had been able to lead his favourite team out at Twickenham and
saw them win two trophies before he lost his battle with cancer. It
was a season that he was able to treasure, and one that no one who
witnessed it would ever forget. The story is told by Tom Vickers,
the local journalist who covered every game, home and away, and by
the players and coaches who made it possible.
The bestselling autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our
time: Brian O'Driscoll. Since 1999, when he made his international
debut, there has been no greater player in world rugby than Brian
O'Driscoll. In 2010 Rugby World magazine named him its world player
of the decade - and since then the legend has only grown. Now, at
the end of his amazing career - which culminated in fairy-tale
fashion with Ireland's victory in the 2014 Six Nations championship
- he tells his own story. Honest, gritty and thoughtful, Brian
O'Driscoll's Autobiography is not just an essential sports book. It
is an essential book about family, friends, hard work, courage and
imagination. 'Honest, charming and revealing - a thoroughly good
read' Rugby World 'A thoroughly enjoyable read ... After reading
The Test I warmed even more to O'Driscoll as a player and a man. He
stood for a new ethos in Irish sport that refused to accept
mediocrity or glorious failure' Fergal Keane, Irish Times
'O'Driscoll's honesty ... takes the reader to a place they simply
have not been before' Vincent Hogan, Irish Independent 'A must-read
insight into the life and mind of Ireland's greatest rugby player'
Irish Mail on Sunday 'There are fascinating insights into the
lengths he was willing to go to perform at the highest level'
Sunday Business Post
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