Stand Up And Fight
When Munster Beat the All Blacks
Published on 15. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-224-06921-2 (ISBN)
Description
31/10/1978 Thomond Park. 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.
In this 40th anniversary edition of the widely acclaimed Stand Up and Fight, Alan English revisits some of the key characters involved in this extraordinary story to offer a fully updated account of this extraordinary match.
In this 40th anniversary edition of the widely acclaimed Stand Up and Fight, Alan English revisits some of the key characters involved in this extraordinary story to offer a fully updated account of this extraordinary match.
Reviews / Votes
"Among the best books ever written on Irish sport" * Sunday Tribune * "Brilliant ... The definitive account. It captures the essence of what makes Munster rugby and its provincial team so unique. For those of us centrally involved it drags us back in time as if the intervening 27 years haven't happened at all" -- Tony Ward * Irish Independent * "The most engaging book on rugby that I've read in many a year - well researched, splendidly put together with a deft control of narrative. The craft of the novelist with the graft of a hack - it's a winning formula" -- Mick Cleary * Daily Telegraph * "A terrific combination of intelligent reportage and open-eyed mythmaking" * Sunday Times * "A mine of information on a mythical day in Irish sport" * Sunday Tribune *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
16
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
189 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-224-06921-2 (9780224069212)
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Person
Alan English was born in Limerick in 1965. He began his career at the Limerick Leader and is now a sports editor for the Sunday Times (Ireland). In 1999 he edited the bestselling Sunday Times Sporting Century. His most recent book, Munster: Our Road to Glory, was published in 2006 to huge acclaim. He lives in Limerick with his wife and three children.