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'Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out
and do it ,' said the coach. Eoin's not sure if it will be so easy!
He's just started a new school ... and a new sport. Everyone at
school is mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn't even held a rugby ball
before! With new rules to learn, new friends to make and new
teachers to get a handle on, he really doesn't need to have Richie
Duffy, the resident bully, picking him out as his latest target!
And just who is this guy, Brian, who looks so out-of-date, but
gives great rugby advice?
Eoin has been chosen for the Junior development squad so over the
summer he gets to go to Dublin for a rugby summer school. Arising
out of that, he and his new friends are taken on a trip to
Twickenham, London, to play & watch rugby. While there, he
meets a ghost: Prince Obolensky, a Russian who played rugby for
England, scored a world famous try against New Zealand in
Twickenham and later joined the RAF and died in WW2. The fourth
book in the Rugby Spirit series.
Book 9 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series. Eoin's back playing
rugby, but this time he feels out of his depth. He's been promoted
early to the Senior Cup team - where he's the youngest ever player
- and he's not sure if he's ready for it. It's hard finding his
feet among the older boys. A discovery from the earliest days of
Irish rugby brings more ghostly encounters for Eoin - and leads him
and his friends to tackle a series of crimes at the national
stadium. Robberies, rucks and Senior Cup rugby make it a term to
remember!
Five kids with one dream: to become the greatest sports stars in
the world! Joe knows he has no chance of catching the mysterious
scout's eye - he loves football, but he's by far the worst player
in his club. Despite this, he's whisked away to a remote island and
teamed up with four other kids: Kim, Craig, Ajit and Jess. But
there's more to this island than meets the eye, as Joe learns it is
home to the world's greatest Sports Academy. With the help of
eccentric, genius coaches, he and his new friends are gradually
transformed into serious players in their own sports. But the
Academy's secrets are wanted by many others ... Is someone tracking
them? Will Joe and Atlantis United escape the clutches of their
mysterious pursuers? And can they possibly win their first big game
deep in the jungles of Brazil?
It looks like Eoin Madden's busiest term ever! He's Castlerock
College's star player and he's been called up for Ireland in the
Under 16 Four Nations - how will he juggle sport and school work?
But his biggest challenge of all goes way beyond his own concerns
and right to the heart of Irish rugby. When his oldest and best
ghostly friend calls for help, can Eoin and his band of heroes
their deadliest mystery yet? Take a dive into history -with some
help from rugby legends of the past!
Eoin Madden's having a busy term with friend issues, schoolwork and
new rugby challenges; he's been moved up to train with the Junior
Cup team, which is hard work, plus there's trouble in his dormitory
as mobile phones start going missing! But as usual there are
ghostly goings-on in Castlerock school - what's the link between
Eoin's history lessons and the new spirit he's spotted wearing a
Belvedere rugby jersey? ... Historical and modern mysteries combine
in this intriguing tale of rugby, rebellion and ghosts.
'Beautifully crafted by Siggins, this is a book that will thrill
any rugby-mad youngster while delighting sports fans (of any age)
with an interest in entertaining storytelling.' Irish Daily Mail on
Rugby Warrior
It's a new school term and Eoin Madden has new responsibilities.
He's now captain of the Under 14s team and has to deal with
friction between his friend Rory and new boy Dylan as they thrash
it out for a place as scrum-half. And away from the pitch Eoin has
his hands full. He starts work on a project about Irish-born All
Black Dave Gallaher who died in World War I. Then history becomes
reality when an old book brings Eoin a lot closer to the rugby
legend than he ever thought possible ... Fast-paced action,
mysterious spirits and feuding friends - it's a season to remember!
Five kids with one dream: to become the greatest sports stars in
the world! Follow Kim as she trains to be the best at her favourite
sport: rugby! Kim has been at the best - and most mysterious! -
sports academy in the world for a few months now. She and the rest
of her class were selected because they all shared a determination
and willingness to improve. Now the gang are on their way to Japan
for the rugby World Cup - but they're going to need some more
teammates. The best place to find them is another cutting-edge
sports school like theirs. But is there another in the world? And
can they form a team in time? Read all about Kim and her friends at
Sports Academy where, with the help of eccentric, genius coaches,
they are transformed into serious players in their own sports.
Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier - he's captain
of the Junior Cup team, he's training with Leinster and hoping to
be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World
Cup. But it's not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with
grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework - AND a ghost on a
mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby.
But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him?
Books, crooks and rucks - it's all to play for this term!
Sports-mad Eoin Madden is home in Tipperary for the holidays.
There's no rugby over the summer, so he and his Castlerock boarding
school friends, Dylan and Alan, head down to Ormondstown GAA club
and get involved with the hurling and football teams. The summer is
full of fun as the boys all get into playing GAA - well, apart from
Alan, who's more into studying the opposition, and checking out the
GAA stats. Eoin and Dylan take part in a hurling and football blitz
against other clubs in the county and find some of the skills
they've developed in rugby translate well to their native sports.
The lads also have a bit of fun setting up a gardening business
with their new teammates Vladis and Isaac to make some money.
Everything is going well, so Eoin isn't sure why he bumps into his
old ghostly friend, Brian Hanrahan - along with the ghost of
Michael Hogan, who died in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday. Usually
when ghosts appear to Eoin it is because there's something brewing.
Some mystery or danger! The only thing going wrong in Ormondstown
seems to be a bit of trouble with a gang of bullies. But Eoin and
Dylan have handled the bullies - or have they? The ghostly action
really hots up when the friends go to Dublin for the All-Ireland
Hurling final. Eoin gains a deeper understanding of the tragedy of
Bloody Sunday 100 years ago. But will he be in time to stop a
modern tragedy unfolding? Book 7 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit
series.
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