Any good ? Worth the time and money or just a load of self-promoting crap ? I'm looking for some decent rugby reading.
These new books by Haskell, Marler & Hartley...
Haven't read any but the Hartley one sounds like it would be decent based on the interviews he did to promote it a couple of months back.
I think he talks about the unprofessional behaviour of the England team at the 2011 RWC and the toll that rugby takes on the body, the sense of feeling used and abused once your playing days are over, mental health & concussions.
I think he talks about the unprofessional behaviour of the England team at the 2011 RWC and the toll that rugby takes on the body, the sense of feeling used and abused once your playing days are over, mental health & concussions.
Don’t know about any of these but if you want to know about any other rugby books I’ve just ordered Brothers in Arms from my wife for my birthday
It’s by a British journalist in France who travels the country interviewing the great French team of the 80’s with of course Jean Pierre Rives as the central figure. He talks to them not just about rugby but about how their lives have turned out and what keeps them together even now. It’s also a look at French food, culture etc. Sounds brilliant
It’s by a British journalist in France who travels the country interviewing the great French team of the 80’s with of course Jean Pierre Rives as the central figure. He talks to them not just about rugby but about how their lives have turned out and what keeps them together even now. It’s also a look at French food, culture etc. Sounds brilliant
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That sounds ace. Hints dropped to my significant other.Slick wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:56 am Don’t know about any of these but if you want to know about any other rugby books I’ve just ordered Brothers in Arms from my wife for my birthday
It’s by a British journalist in France who travels the country interviewing the great French team of the 80’s with of course Jean Pierre Rives as the central figure. He talks to them not just about rugby but about how their lives have turned out and what keeps them together even now. It’s also a look at French food, culture etc. Sounds brilliant
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I liked Sam Warburton's one. Although 'like' is maybe the wrong word, as it is a pretty grim read where even the highs are coated in existential angst.
You wouldn't wish being a professional rugby player on your worst enemy after that.
If you don't fancy any of those I can recommend Fringes by Ben Mercer.
About life as a semi-pro player who moves to France to play for an ambitious lower tier town club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48986351-fringes
I can second that on Fringes, an excellent read about the differences of playing in France.SaintK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:43 pmIf you don't fancy any of those I can recommend Fringes by Ben Mercer.
About life as a semi-pro player who moves to France to play for an ambitious lower tier town club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48986351-fringes
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Interestingly (to me anyway) Dave Flatman was saying on his pod that Dupont and Ntamack don't adhere to any of the stories we commonly here about certain differences in French attitudes and application regarding diet and conditioning. It'll be interesting to see if that manifests more widely and these tales of a somewhat lackadaisical approach are condemned to aging biogs.duke wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:48 pmI can second that on Fringes, an excellent read about the differences of playing in France.SaintK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:43 pmIf you don't fancy any of those I can recommend Fringes by Ben Mercer.
About life as a semi-pro player who moves to France to play for an ambitious lower tier town club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48986351-fringes
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Always wanted to learn more (and write) about Scottish borders rugby. Fascinating rugby culture.SaintK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:43 pmIf you don't fancy any of those I can recommend Fringes by Ben Mercer.
About life as a semi-pro player who moves to France to play for an ambitious lower tier town club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48986351-fringes
SaintK wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:43 pmIf you don't fancy any of those I can recommend Fringes by Ben Mercer.
About life as a semi-pro player who moves to France to play for an ambitious lower tier town club
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48986351-fringes