Heart and Soul
The Character of Welsh Rugby
Published on 15. October 1998
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7083-1472-2 (ISBN)
Description
The changing nature and fortunes of Welsh Rugby since the 1950s are here traced through the careers, on and off the field, of some of its most interesting and controversial characters. Each player's style and personality are evoked, his rapport with fans and the media examined and his career and interest off the rugby field traced.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-1472-2 (9780708314722)
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Persons
Huw Richards is the rugby correspondent of the Financial Times. Peter Stead is a writer, broadcaster, and professor at the University of South Wales. Gareth Williams is a professor at the Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales at the University of South Wales.
Content
Cliff Morgan, Peter Stead; Billy Boston, Phil Melling; David Watkins, Chris Williams; Carwyn James, Hywel Teifi Edwards; Barry John, Alun Richards; Gareth Edwards, David Parry Jones; John Taylor's back row (Mervyn Davies and Dai Morris), Peter Stead; Pontypool's front row, Eddie Butler; Ray Gravelle, Gareth Williams; Jonathan Davies, Sion Nicholas; Robert Jones, Huw Richards; Ieuan Evans, Gerald Davies; Neil Jenkins, Tim Williams; Nigel Walker, Rhodri Morgan MP; Scott Gibbs, Huw Richards.