This paperback edition has been fully updated to include the 2013
Six Nations and the British and Irish Lions Tour. What does rugby
mean to Wales? Where does the heart of Welsh rugby lie? In Calon,
Owen Sheers takes a personal journey into a sport that defines a
nation. Drawing on interviews and unprecedented access with players
and WRU coaching staff, Calon presents an intimate portrait of a
national team in the very best tradition of literary sports
writing. At the 2011 Rugby World Cup a young Welsh side captained
by the 22-year-old Sam Warburton, captured the imagination of the
rugby-watching world. Exhibiting the grit and brilliance of
generations past, an ill-fated semi-final ended in heartbreak. But
a fledgling squad playing with the familiarity of brothers had sent
out an electrifying message of hope: could this be a third golden
generation of Welsh rugby? It was with this question hanging in the
air that Owen Sheers took up his position as Writer in Residence
for the Welsh Rugby Union. Calon is the document of a year spent at
the heart of Welsh rugby; the inside story of a 6 Nations campaign
that galvanised a nation and ended in Grand Slam success for the
third time in 8 years.
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