Behind the Dragon
Playing Rugby for Wales
Published on 13. June 2019
778 pages
978-1-78885-107-7 (ISBN)
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR
This is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team - told by the players themselves.
Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the Wales team to interviews with a vast array of Test match players and coaches from the Second World War to the present day, Ross Harries delves to the very heart of what it means to play for Wales, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players' own.
Behind the Dragon lifts the lid on what it is to pull on the famous red shirt - the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the heart-warming tales of friendship and humour off it.
Absorbing and illuminating, this is the ultimate history of Welsh rugby - told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it.
This is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team - told by the players themselves.
Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the Wales team to interviews with a vast array of Test match players and coaches from the Second World War to the present day, Ross Harries delves to the very heart of what it means to play for Wales, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players' own.
Behind the Dragon lifts the lid on what it is to pull on the famous red shirt - the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the heart-warming tales of friendship and humour off it.
Absorbing and illuminating, this is the ultimate history of Welsh rugby - told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it.
Reviews / Votes
'Ross Harries has written a history book like no other' -- Peter Jackson * The Rugby Paper * 'A tremendous book. What an array of fantastic characters and insights ... both laugh out loud and poignant' -- Tom English * BBC Sport * 'Punchy, revelatory, irresistible' -- Alan Pearey * Rugby World * 'An epic story by the men who created legends in the Welsh jersey' -- Stephen Jones * The Sunday Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
File size
8,93 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78885-107-7 (9781788851077)
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06/2019
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Person
Ross Harries is regularly seen presenting the BBC's international rugby coverage, and presenting BBC Wales' Scrum V and Scrum V Live programmes (the most watched rugby programmes on British television) and a regular on BBC radio. In 2015, he co-wrote Bomb: My Autobiography with Adam Jones.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- 1: The Legend of Billy Bancroft
- 2: Haydn Tanner, The Nineteen-Year-Old Veteran
- 3: Gwilliam Ran The Show
- 4: When Barry Met Gareth
- 5: Two and three Thousand on Aberavon Beach
- 6: Life was never the same again
- 7: Phil Bennett was Ready
- 8: When The Top Dog Falls
- 9: I'm Going to die in Tonga
- 10: I Broke Lynagh's Nose
- 11: Munch The Crunch, or Whatever they Called him
- 12: Every Day you Woke up, Another Player had Gone
- 13: The Civil War
- 14: Neil Jenkins Looked Like a Swan Vesta Match
- 15: Enter The Redeemer
- 16: The Wonderful World of Chris Wyatt
- 17: It Was Like Strictly Come Dancing
- 18: Shane Williams - Turbo-Charged
- 19: Everything I'd Dreamt of as a kid
- 20: How Do You Get Ousted When You've Won a Grand Slam?
- 21: Gareth Jenkins Deserved Better
- 22: Warren Gatland - He Makes You Feel Invincible
- 23: Kicked In The Nuts by Steel Toecaps
- 24: The Real Sam Warburton
- 25: I Approached Her Grave and Said, 'Thanks, Mam'
- 26: You know who i am now
- 27: A Rare, Precious Moment
- 28: I Don't Like To Tumble into The Wormhole
- 29: Wayne's World
- Illustration
