The Lions, The Springboks and the Epic Tour of 1997
by Tom English and Peter Burns
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781915359247
Publisher: Birlinn
Pub Date: 2025-05-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
336 Pages
This is Your Everest delves to the heart of the most famous Lions tour of the modern age. Featuring brand-new interviews with both the Lions and Springboks players and management, as well as featuring thoughts on the tour from modern-day greats who were inspired by the ’97 tour including Jonny Wilkinson, Brian O’Driscoll, Sam Warburton and more.
Fun, Facts and Stories from 140 Years of International Rugby
by James Stafford
Illustrated by Raluca Moldovan
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781915359322
Publisher: Birlinn
Pub Date: 2024-07-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
384 Pages
Full of tales of fighting clergymen, poisoned arrows and deathbed confessionals, James Stafford's An Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby takes a unique look at the games, the players, the legends behind Wales's national game. Blending fun and facts with trivia and social history, this is Welsh rugby like you've never experienced it before.
Behind the Scenes with the England Women's Rugby Team
by Jessica Hayden
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781913759162
Publisher: Birlinn
Pub Date: 2024-05-07
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Arena Sport
256 Pages
This is the first book to go behind the scenes with England's Red Roses, unveiling their challenges, heartbreaks and triumphs. Jessica Hadyen tells this remarkable story, featuring interviews with all the major players to tell the true story of the team, including Marlie Packer, Jess Breach, Emily Scarratt and many more.
The previous Gatland era glory days of Welsh rugby seem long ago now. A decade of underfunding, mortifying defeats, lack of support for the regional teams. Big-name Welsh players with dementia diagnoses....
31/10/1978, Thomond Park. On one of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100,000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground could only hold 12,000. Now, fully updated for the 45th anniversary of the match, Alan English tells the true story.
The long-awaited autobiography of Welsh rugby legend Anthony ‘Charlie’ Faulkner. Immortalized in the Max Boyce song, ‘The Pontypool Front Row’, he was a key member of the 1970s Golden Era Wales team in a period in which they dominated Northern Hemisphere rugby, with Grand Slams in 1976, 1978 and 1979, and four consecutive Triple Crowns.
The Players, People, Teams and Ideas that Changed Rugby Forever
by James Stafford
Illustrated by Raluca Moldovan
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 9781915359100
Publisher: Birlinn
Pub Date: 2023-11-07
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Polaris
352 Pages
Learn all about the players, characters and teams that shaped rugby and inspired millions. From 19th century innovators to 21st century superstars, the latest book in the Illustrated History of Rugby...
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