Looking at how rugby has evolved on the field, with ever higher levels of fitness and greater speed, this book asks if rule changes are depriving the game of some of its unique aspects. Gareth Edwards questions whether the sport is losing touch with its heartlands and selling its soul. Talking to players past and present, such as Keith Wood, Jason Little and Graham Price, Edwards provides a portrait of the sport he loves, written for rugby fans everywhere. He deals with issues such as how rugby has coped with going professional and whether it could ever return to amateurism, whether the demands of television are destroying the sport and more.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
It would certainly be a major step forward for rugby union if everyone involved in the game ... was to sit down and read it... A truly special book - David Llewellyn, Independent
There is a lot here to make rugby administrators sit up and take notice, but will they? - Steve Henley, Sunday Times
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Headline Publishing Group
Illustrationen
8pp colour and 8pp b/w photos
Maße
Höhe: 30 mm
Breite: 161 mm
Dicke: 238 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7472-5276-4 (9780747252764)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Gareth Edwards played rugby as scrum-half for Cardiff, Wales and the British Lions in the 1960s and 1970s. He is widely regarded as the greatest rugby player of all time, and is now a respected TV commentator.
