Robert Kitson

Around the World in 80 Minutes

In Search of Rugby Greatness - A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A celebration of rugbyâ s â golden ageâ written by one of its leading authorities â with contributions from some of the sportâ s greatest names.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 129mm x 198mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781399403566
• ISBN-10: 1399403567
• Artikelnr.: 69670013

Autorenporträt

Robert Kitson has been the Guardian's rugby union correspondent since 1999. He has attended every Rugby World Cup since 1991 and has covered almost 400 Test matches worldwide. He has also worked at five Olympic Games and reported on numerous other sports, including cricket, football, golf and tennis. His first book, Exe Men, won the 2021 Telegraph Rugby Book of the Year award. He is married with three children and lives in Devon. @robkitson

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. David Duckham and Other Animals
2. Great Southern Land
3. Sunshine on Leith
4. Take Me to the River
5. All Aboard the Chariot
6. The Great Divide
7. Queens of the Stone Age
8. The Lion Kings
9. Silver Ferns and Golden Eras
10. Bokke, Bokke!
11. 2003 and All That
12. The Brave and the Faithful
13. Distant Horizons
14. First Among Equals
15. Postcards from the Edge
16. Fighting the Good Fight
17. Pacific Warriors
18. Riding the Bullet Train
19. The Americas Dream
20. Allez les Bleus!
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

A mesmerising, unforgettable journey around world rugby. With a brilliant cast of great players, Rob Kitson's riveting new book spans contrasting eras and countries with the depth and range, wit and grit, substance and style of the great sport it captures and celebrates.