Rugby & Rugby Biography

Marcus Stead / Brian O'Driscoll : The Biography

 Brian O'Driscoll is the explosive captain of the 'golden generation' of Irish rugby and a renowned genius on the field. One of the top outside centres in the game, O'Driscoll first became...

Marcus Stead / Brian O'Driscoll: In BOD We Trust

Dublin boy Brian O'Driscoll is an internationally admired rugby player and an Irish hero. Educated at Blackrock College, the alma mater of many Irish greats, his ambition was always to represent...

Mark Keohane / Chester: A Biography of Courage (Large Paperback)

Chester Mornay Williams was a South African rugby union player. He played as a winger for the South Africa national rugby union team from 1993 to 2000, most notably for the team that won the 1995...

Matt Dawson / Matt Dawson's Lions Tales (Hardback)

 Matt Dawson's Lions Tales gives rugby fans a satisfying dose of wonderful Lions anecdotes, epic stories of triumph and despair, of camaraderie and controversy, and stirring examples of that...

Mick Cleary , John Griffiths / IRB International Rugby Yearbook 2002-2003 (Large Paperback)

  A comprehensive reference yearbook on rugby union, with all the essential fixtures, results and statistics from the world game. It is a comprehensive review of events in rugby union over the...

Mick Doyle / Doyler (Large Paperback)

This is the autobiography of Mick Doyle's first 50 years. A rugby international and coach, husband, lover, vet and businessman, he has been described as one of the great characters of Irish life...

Mick Galwey / Galwey - The Autobiography (Hardback)

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Mick Galwey / Galwey The Autobiography (Large Paperback)

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Mike Ross / Dark Arts (Large Paperback)

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Mike Ross / Dark Arts (Signed by the Author) (Large Paperback)

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Moss Keane / Rucks Mauls and Gaelic Football (Hardback)

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Moss Keane / Rucks, Mauls & Gaelic Football ( Signed by the Author ) (Hardback)

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Moss Keane / Rucks, Mauls & Gaelic Football. (Signed by the Author) (Hardback)

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Moss Keane / Rucks, Mauls and Gaelic Football

  This is a thoroughly enjoyable read and a great insight into the man behind the legend.Moss Keane is undoubtedly one of the great characters of Irish rugby, part of a unique fraternity who...

Munster Champions of Europe (Coffee Table Book)

 Munster became the only team in the history of the Heineken Cup to win quarters and semis away from home, defeating Gloucester and Saracens. Roared on by the Red Army, this panel of players and...

Nick Popplewell / Poppy: Time to ruck and roll (Large Paperback)

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Nigel Owens / Half Time (Large Paperback)

  Nigel Owens is one of the best referees in world rugby. But before reaching the highest echelons of the game, he went through a personal crisis and "came out" as gay - the first to do so in...

Owen Doyle / The Ref's Call: A Rugby Memoir (Large Paperback)

'A genuine presence on the field, Owen refereed with the perfect balance of respect and authority' Keith Wood'Highly respected with vast experience and knowledge, Owen Doyle contributed hugely to the...

Patrick O'Reilly / Rala : A Life in Rugby

   Irish rugby as you've never seen it before -- from the man who got the job every rugby lover would love to have.'Rala has a gift for making people feel at ease and special at the same...

Paul Kimmage / Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL PRIZE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2011 'Engage!' was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with...

Paul Morgan / IRB World Rugby Yearbook 2013 (Large Paperback)

  The IRB World Rugby Yearbook features analysis and comment from leading players and top rugby writers from across the globe. It contains reviews of each of the major competitions to...

Paul Morgan / The Little Book of Rugby Legends (Hardback)

The Little Book of Rugby Legends includes key statistics about each legend, illustrated with some of the best known photographs of them together with a fascinating profile of their career...

Paul Morgan / The Rugby Companion (Hardback)

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Paul O'Connell / The Battle

 The revelatory autobiography of a rugby colossus: Paul O'Connell. WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThere has never been a rugby player quite like Paul O'Connell. He...

Paul O'Connell / The Battle (Hardback)

There has never been a rugby player quite like Paul O'Connell. His name is synonymous with passion, heart and determination. But he is also the thinking man's rugby player, a legendary student of the...

Peter Bills / Rucking & Rolling : 60 Years of International Rugby (Coffee Table Book)

Since the Second World War the sport has burgeoned into a multi-million euro business and this book follows the rise of the sport, from the first and only Irish Grand Slam in 1948 to the great...

Peter Bills / The Jersey : The All Blacks: The Secrets Behind the World's Most Successful Team (Hardback)

 The phenomenal International Number One Bestseller with exclusive interviews with Richie McCaw, Steve Hansen, Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter, The Jersey is the first definitive story behind the...

Peter Breen & Sportsfie - Rhapsody in Blue - Leinster's 2010-11 European Cup - HB - Rugby - Heineken Cup

It was late when Leinster coach Joe Schmidt got to bed after his team’s unforgettable Heineken Cup final comeback against Northampton Saints in the Millennium Stadium on May 21, 2011. But...

Peter Breen / Leinster: Conquering Europe (Coffee Table Book)

 After years of hurt, Leinster's victory in the Heineken Cup came as a glorious redemption. This book, drawing on access to the players and coaching staff, and illustrated with photos by Inpho...

Peter Fitzsimons / Nick Farr-Jones (Hardback)

Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones AM (born 18 April 1962) is a former Australian rugby union player, who played as a scrum-half. He debuted for the Australia national team during the 1984 tour of Britain...

Peter FitzSimons / Nick Farr-Jones : The Authorised Biography (Hardback)

This is the autobiography of one of Australia's most celebrated rugby union captains. It tells the story of the development and achievements of the much lauded world championship team as well as an...

Peter Stringer / Pulling the Strings : My Autobiography

   The long-awaited autobiography of Ireland's most beloved rugby player: Peter StringerWhen Peter Stringer played youth rugby, he was so small that people told his parents he shouldn't be...

Peter Stringer / Pulling the Strings : My Autobiography (Hardback)

 When Peter Stringer played youth rugby, he was so small that people told his parents he shouldn't be allowed on the pitch. Fortunately for Munster and for Ireland, they paid no attention. Over...

Rex Hazeldine / The RFU Guide to Fitness for Rugby (Large Paperback)

   The Rugby Football Union's guide to the importance of fitness in the game and the best ways to achieve necessary fitness levels. It includes sections structuring a fitness programme,...

Rhodri Davies / Undefeated: The Story of the 1974 Lions (Large Paperback)

  This is the untold story of the most successful British and Irish Lions tour in history. The 1974 party are the only Lions ever to emerge undefeated. To mark the 40th anniversary of their...

Richie McCaw / The Real McCaw : The Autobiography (Large Paperback)

  Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup winning captain and the New Zealand All Black's most capped player of all time, is unquestionably the greatest player of his generation. He is arguably the...

Rob Kearney / No Hiding (Hardback)

  Rob Kearney is the most decorated Irish rugby player in history. In No Hiding - My Autobiography he will bring to life the players, the coaches, the matches and the moments that helped...

Rob Kearney / No Hiding : My Autobiography

 Rob Kearney is the most decorated Irish rugby player in history. In No Hiding - My Autobiography he will bring to life the players, the coaches, the matches and the moments that helped define...

Robin McConnell / Inside the All Blacks

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Ron Palenski - All Blacks v Lions - HB - 2005

Published in New Zealand, 2005.  Illustrated throughout, a history of the Lions v All Blacks , illustrated throughout , older era in b&w, and in colour from the 1950's onward. 

Ronan O'Gara / My Autobiography

Ronan O'Gara is one of the greatest sportsmen Ireland has ever produced. A brilliant kicker both from the hand and at penalty goals, a sublime orchestrator of play from the out-half position he has...

Ronan O'Gara / My Autobiography (Hardback)

Ronan O'Gara is quite simply one of the greatest sportsmen Ireland has ever produced. A brilliant kicker both from the hand and at penalty goals, a sublime orchestrator of play from the out-half...

Ronan O'Gara / Unguarded

 Ronan O'Gara has been at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for the past fifteen years. Now, as he comes to the end of a glittering playing career, it is time for him to reflect on those many...

Rory Best / My Autobiography (Hardback)

 'Extraordinary . . . great fun' Barry Egan, Irish Sunday Independent 'A wonderful story . . . vivid and comprehensive.' Stephen Jones, Sunday Times''Throughout it all though there is a feeling...

Sonny Bill Williams / You Can't Stop The Sun From Shining (Large Paperback)

 Sonny Bill Williams (SBW) is a once in a hundred-year athlete with immense sporting talent in Rugby League, Rugby Union and Boxing. Sonny Bill has built an incredible career and sporting...

Stephen Ferris / Man and Ball : My Autobiography (Hardback)

'When I came into the Ulster team,' Stephen Ferris says with typical candour, 'we were crap'. It was, however, preferable to his day job of paving driveways, and that day in 2005 saw the start of an...

Stephen Jones / Midnight Rugby

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Stephen Walker / Ireland's Call (Large Paperback)

 Ireland's Call follows the fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped the sports field for the battlefield - household names who gave up their careers to volunteer during World War I. Using...

Terence Gibson & John Davies - Rugby Medicine - PB

Published by Blackwell Special Projects Publishing, 1991, the proceedings of an international conference supported by Lederle Laborotories.  essays on rugby injuries, cervical injuries, spinal...

Tom English & Peter Burns - When Lions Roared : The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971 (Hardback)

By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971...

Tom English & Peter Burns / When Lions Roared : The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971 (Hardback)

   By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten...

Tom English / No Borders : Playing Rugby for Ireland (Hardback)

 Fully updated to include Ireland's historic victory over the All Blacks and their 2018 Six Nations Grand Slam.From Jack Kyle's immortals to Brian O'Driscoll's golden generation, this is the...