Rugby & Rugby Biography

Nick Cain / Rugby Union for Dummies (Coffee Table Book)

If you're new to the sport or you feel you could sharpen up your knowledge of the game, this guide is for you. Inside you'll find easy-to-understand advice on the basic rules and pitch...

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

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Nigel Owens / The Final Whistle (Hardback)

This is the story of the second half of Nigel’s career as one of the most famous referees in World Rugby, and one of only two Welsh refs ever to officiate at a Rugby World Cup Final.With his...

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...

Patrick O'reilly / Rala: A Life in Rugby (Large Paperback)

Rala has a gift for making people feel at ease and special at the same time' Paul O'Connell Patrick 'Rala' O'Reilly has been bagman for the Irish rugby team for nearly twenty years. In that time he's...

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 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 / 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 (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...

Richard Benson / Rugby Wit : Quips and Quotes for the Rugby Obsessed (Hardback)

 Some might say there's nothing funny about scrums, cauliflower ears and the sin bin. Rugby Wit begs to differ. Bulging with wit, this book brings you hundreds of rugby-related quotes that range...

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...

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. 

Ron Palenski - Graham Mourie Captain - HB - 1983 - All Blacks

Hardcover, published in this UK edition 1983, first published in New Zealand in 1982.  A biography of All Blacks rugby captain Graham Mourie.  Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie MBE is a former New...

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 / My Autobiography (Large Paperback)

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

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...

Ronan O'Gara / Unguarded (Hardback)

   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...

Rory Best / My Autobiography

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 of...

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...

Sam Warburton / Open Side: The Official Autobiography (Large Paperback)

 'A terrific book. No one put their body on the line quite like Sam Warburton.'Brian O'Driscoll'It was an absolute privilege to play against Sam. An inspiring leader with an equally inspiring...

Sean O'Brien / Fuel (Hardback)

 He's one of the best players I've ever played with. As a forward, I'd say he's the best.' Johnny SextonSean O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He grew up on a farm in...

Siya Kolisi / Rise (Large Paperback)

His truth. His story. In his words.There have been many comments made and books written about Siya Kolisi, captain of the Springboks, and the first black man to lead his country in over 128 years of...

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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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...

Tony Ward / Life at Number 10 (Large Paperback)

In his book, Life at Number 10, (published by Blackwater Press) Tony Ward takes a look at some of rugby's greatest out halfs. Ward brings his own experience of the position to bear on his examination...

Tony Ward / Twelve Feet Tall

 Tony Ward's story is a tragedy of a sporting career unfulfilled. Hailed by the Irish media as the new George Best of rugby following his pivotal performance in Munster's stunning 12-0 win over...

Tony Ward / Twelve Feet Tall (Hardback)

   Tony Ward's story is a tragedy of a sporting career unfulfilled. Hailed by the Irish media as the new George Best of rugby following his pivotal performance in Munster's stunning 12-0...

Tony Williams / Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules (Coffee Table Book)

This volume teaches the basics of rugby the New Zealand way. Illustrated throughout with action photographs, the text is written by experts with experience at international and senior provincial...

Trevor Brennan / My Great Sporting Memories : From Local Club to Olympic Games (Large Paperback)

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Trevor Brennan / Trevor Brennan: Heart and Soul (Large Paperback)

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Warren Gatland / In the Line of Fire (Large Paperback)

 Warren Gatland's In the Line of Fire is the ultimate chronicle of this summer's remarkable Lions tour to New Zealand - home of the fearsome All Blacks, the double world champions - which...

Warren Gatland / In the Line of Fire : The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach (Hardback)

 '"Draw"' is an inadequate way to describe what the Lions did here. They stopped one point short of a miracle.' Daily TelegraphWarren Gatland's In the Line of Fire is the ultimate chronicle of...

Warren Gatland / Pride and Passion : My Autobiography (Large Paperback)

 Warren Gatland is one of the most renowned rugby coaches of the last 20 years, leading Wales to three Six Nations titles, two Grand Slams and a World Cup semi-final, and delivering two...

Will Carling / Captain's Diary 1989-1991 (Hardback)

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Will Carling / Will Carling: My Autobiography (Hardback)

 In this autobiograhy, Will Carling talks frankly about the highs and lows of his rugby career, from the thrill of leading his nation to victory in three grand slams to the tabloid speculation...

Willie Anderson / Crossing the Line

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