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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Rugby football > Rugby Union
The laws of rugby are as extensive as they are confusing, their
nuances and interpretations argued over relentlessly by rugby fans
around the world and virtually impenetrable to those who are new to
the game. In an effort to provide some much-needed clarity, Paul
Williams takes an irreverent, hilarious, p*ss-taking tour through
the labyrinth that is rugby's rule book - or, for the pedantic,
rugby's law book. Hilarious, off-beat and (surprisingly)
insightful, this is the perfect gift for rugby fans all around the
world.
We all like choosing the best-ever Welsh rugby team, but here is a
XV with a difference. Here they are not players but writers. The
exploits of the people's heroes from Gould to Gareth Edwards are
vividly recaptured in some classic prose. So too are the
expectations and emotions of the most passionate followers in the
world. They deserve the best team we can put out. Here it is, a
selection of world beating writing on Welsh rugby: The First XV.
With an introduction by Gerald Davies, the featured authors include
Richard Burton, Gwyn Thomas, Frank Keating, Alun Richards and many
more.
The story of the Springboks 2019 Rugby World Cup victory is one of the
most inspiring in South African sporting history.
It is about how two men – coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi
– led a team of warriors into battle and conquered the world when
inequality and division are still undeniable realities in South African
society. When the Boks won the 2007 World Cup final, they did so with
20 white players in their match-day squad of 22.
In 2019, there were five black Africans in their starting line-up for
the Yokohama final and the images of Kolisi lifting the Webb Ellis Cup
will be replayed forever.
None of this seemed possible just two years ago when the Boks had
reached an all-time low. They had slipped to No 7 in the world and had
lost the faith of the rugby-loving public. Erasmus came in with just 18
months to prepare for the competition.
Sports writer Lloyd Burnard takes the reader on a thrilling journey
from the time when no-one gave the Boks a chance of winning, to the
delirious victory tour. He covers the key roles played by Erasmus and
Kolisi, and their special relationship. There are ups and downs en
route to victory: the first signs of self-belief when they beat the All
Blacks in Wellington, Kolisi’s injury, the fall of Aphiwe Dyantyi when
he was caught with banned substances in his system, and the Langebaan
incident involving Eben Etzebeth that threatened to derail the
team.
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