The long-awaited autobiography of Welsh rugby legend 'Charlie' Faulkner. Immortalised in Max Boyce's '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, winning three Grand Slams and four Triple Crowns. Faulkner died in early 2023 prior to publication. Over 40 images. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Rezensionen / Stimmen
CONTENTS
Foreword by Gareth Edwards
Introduction
Chapter One: The Farmer's Horse
Chapter Two: "Hey, you boys, are you tired of living?"
Chapter Three: "Not me, ref!"
Chapter Four: Lionhead, Bolt and Charlie
Chapter Five: Property of WRU... aged - er - 29?
Chapter Six: Bobby's boot and Merv's cigarette
Chapter Seven: "If you lose, don't come home!"
Chapter Eight: "Up and under, here we go"
Chapter Nine: "You've got to bring Charlie out here!"
Chapter Ten: "You carry water for other people to drink"
Chapter Eleven: Exit the Dragon
Chapter Twelve: "I'll only play for Charlie Faulkner RFC!"
Chapter Thirteen: A Hero with Charlie's Angels
Chapter Fourteen: "Show a bit of commitment!"
Chapter Fifteen: Playing to the Final Whistle
Favourite Players
Career Statistics
Tributes -- Publisher: Y Lolfa
Sprache
Verlagsort
Illustrationen
c.40 colour and b/w photographs
Maße
Höhe: 140 mm
Breite: 214 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-912631-46-9 (9781912631469)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Born in Newport in 1941, Charlie Faulkner is a legend of Golden Era 1970s Welsh rugby, having played for Pontypool, Wales and the British & Irish Lions.
Greg Lewis is an award-winning TV writer, documentary-maker and producer, and a much-respected journalist who has contributed to The Times, The Observer and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He is the co-author of Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE, Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule, Aberfan, A Life on the Edge and The Death of Justice.
CONTENTS
Foreword by Gareth Edwards
Introduction
Chapter One: The Farmer's Horse
Chapter Two: "Hey, you boys, are you tired of living?"
Chapter Three: "Not me, ref!"
Chapter Four: Lionhead, Bolt and Charlie
Chapter Five: Property of WRU... aged - er - 29?
Chapter Six: Bobby's boot and Merv's cigarette
Chapter Seven: "If you lose, don't come home!"
Chapter Eight: "Up and under, here we go"
Chapter Nine: "You've got to bring Charlie out here!"
Chapter Ten: "You carry water for other people to drink"
Chapter Eleven: Exit the Dragon
Chapter Twelve: "I'll only play for Charlie Faulkner RFC!"
Chapter Thirteen: A Hero with Charlie's Angels
Chapter Fourteen: "Show a bit of commitment!"
Chapter Fifteen: Playing to the Final Whistle
Favourite Players
Career Statistics
Tributes -- Publisher: Y Lolfa
