Alan English

Stand Up and Fight (eBook, ePUB)

When Munster Beat the All Blacks

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A modern classic . . . Absolutely riveting and frequently moving' – The Telegraph 'Among the best books ever written on Irish sport' – Sunday Tribune 'Brilliant . . . Stand Up and Fight is the definitive account. It captures the essence of what makes Munster rugby and its provincial team so unique' – Tony Ward, Irish Independent 'A terrific combination of intelligent reportage and open-eyed mythmaking' – Sunday Times 'A seminal account' – New Zealand Herald 'Irresistible' – Guardian 31/10/1978, Thomond Park. On 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. Now, fully updated for the 45th anniversary of the match, Alan English tells the true story.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polaris
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781915359292
• Artikelnr.: 68865959

Autorenporträt

Alan English was born in Limerick in 1965, two years after the All Blacks made their first appearance at Thomond Park. He began his career at the Limerick Leader before becoming the deputy sports editor for The Sunday Times. He is now the editor of The Sunday Independent. His other books include the bestselling Sunday Times Sporting Century and Munster: Our Road To Glory and he ghosted the best-selling, award-winning autobiographies of Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell. He lives in Limerick with his wife and three children.