Rugby

Coaches, practitioners and medical staff working in the worldwide sport of rugby will frequently apply scientific principles to their programmes to inform the practice, performance, health, well-being and development of their athletes.This book explores...

You're not born with resilience but you can find it on the journey with hard work, belief and the help of those around you.Gareth Thomas has learned to push on even when everything seems most futile. His willingness to expose his deepest emotional...

Rugby On This Day revisits many of the sport's most magical and memorable moments which might otherwise have slipped under the radar. Here are over 700 unusual and hilarious highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary...

Book 8 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series. Eoin Madden and his friends are back at school and it looks like it will be a fun year with new subjects and activities to try. After all his years on the Junior Cup team, Eoin is looking forward to a...

Rugby is full of mysteries on and off the pitch It is played with an odd-shaped ball. There are two versions. The rules seem to change regularly. Fans of the two games still argue about things that happened over a century ago including who invented it...

Covering the period from the game's origins in Ireland in the 1870s through to the onset of professional rugby in the twenty-first century, this book seeks to examine Munster rugby within the context of broader social, cultural and political trends in...

Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend.Whilst he was winning a Grand Slam and touring with the Lions, Jack Kyle was also studying to be a doctor. When he retired from playing rugby - as the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784611422Author J. J. WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

This ambitious and fascinating history considers why, in the space of sixty years between 1850 and 1910, football grew from a marginal and unorganised activity to become the dominant winter entertainment for millions of people around the world. The book...

Neath Rugby Football Club is the oldest senior club in Wale and the Welsh All Blacks have enjoyed a long and proud history. This is the second Images of Sport volume devoted to the development of Neath RFC and it covers the period from 1945 to 1996 -...

Behind the Silver Fern is a comprehensive history of rugby's most famous yet enigmatic team, the New Zealand All Blacks, told by the men who have had the honour of wearing the iconic black jersey. From the legendary 1905 'Originals' all the way through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908837202Author Steve EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Takahe Publishing LtdPublisher Takahe Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780912028Author Mike HealingFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800992580Author Roger G. K. PennFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908837219Author Steve EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Takahe Publishing LtdPublisher Takahe Publishing Ltd

The story of the world's most formidable rugby team.The record of the All Blacks in world rugby is unmatched. From the famous pre match challenge of the haka to the scintillating brand of rugby they play, the team draws thousands around the world to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914619Author Les HooleFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755206599Author John UwinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

Hull in 1980. The fishing industry is in terminal decline, the Humber Bridge still unfinished. A depraved killer is on the loose and Hull City FC look doomed to another relegation. But, on a long Bank Holiday weekend in May, all thoughts turn to Wembley....

'A modern classic . . . Absolutely riveting and frequently moving' - The Telegraph 'Among the best books ever written on Irish sport' - Sunday Tribune 'Brilliant . . . Stand Up and Fight is the definitive account. It captures the essence of what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909885295Author Peter LushFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint London League Publications LtdPublisher London League Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648274544Author Chris MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Develop a PlayerPublisher Develop a PlayerWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

The Catalan Dragons' stunning 2018 Wembley Challenge Cup victory came against a backdrop of well over half a century of both triumph and turbulence in French rugby league. Re-emerging from the iniquitous ban under the Vichy government, le rugby a treize...

Richard Parks has what must be one of contemporary sport's most extraordinary and inspirational stories. Soon after he turned thirty, the professional career in rugby that had been his life for over a decade was cut short by injury, leaving him faced...

A 90-year record of both teams and scorers of every match played from season 1925-6 to 2016. Players statistics for every season, players total career records plus over 500 photographs. A must for every Castleford supporter and an invaluable reference...

Shortlisted for Rugby Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards'An excellent read' - Rugby WorldRob Andrew is one of the key figures in modern rugby history: an outstanding international who won three Grand Slams with England and toured twice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913166694Author John GuiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 582Imprint Heddon PublishingPublisher Heddon Publishing

Glory in Union is a pictorial celebration of the Rugby World Cup, taking us on a thrilling journey from the inaugural tournament in 1987 to the present day. Using stunning stock images, it brings you the greatest and most iconic stars to have ever played...

Youth Rugby provides a summary of the latest and most up-to-date research evidence in relation to developing the youth rugby player. The book provides an overview of the latest scientific research for key topics related to the youth rugby player across...

Absolutely Huge is a spoof biography of a fictional Welsh rugby player, Gethin 'Huge' Hughes. Mimicking the standard sports biography format, the book explores the highs and lows of his remarkable and often controversial career both on and off the pitch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648253525Author Chris MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Develop a PlayerPublisher Develop a PlayerWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909885301Author Neil JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint London League Publications LtdPublisher London League Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784615932Author Matthew ReesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914374Author Bradford Telegraph & ArgusFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Front Up, Rise Up is the story of Connacht's remarkable journey to becoming the 2016 Pro12 champions. The story goes inside the dressing-room, takes in their unscheduled, week-long, bonding trek to Siberia and back for a European Challenge Cup game, and...

Hardcover and jacket gift book which names a best of the best 15-strong line-up of Australian rugby union players. Each Immortal player named is profiled in a dedicated chapter with career stats and multiple action images. There is also a group of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901347388Author Tim ButcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint League Publications LtdPublisher League Publications LtdWeight(grams) 787gDimensions(mm)...

One of the traditional powerhouses of Welsh first class rugby, Aberavon RFC has a long, proud and illustrious history, with 50 of its players being capped for Wales, the club winning many league titles and domestic cups, and - with Neath RFC - facing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648274520Author Chris MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Develop a PlayerPublisher Develop a PlayerWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

A Miscellany of Rugby's World Cup (Facts, History, Statistics and Trivia 1987-2019) will transport you directly into the thrilling history of the greatest event in global rugby union. Here's a treasure trove of insider facts, fantastic feats, firsts and...