Rugby Made Simple: An Entertaining Introduction to the Game for Bemused Supporters

Description

If you have a player in your life but dont understand the game at all, then this is the book for you. Aimed at friends and family who go along to watch but have no real idea what is going on.If you will be cheering on a rugby touch line this winter, mystified by the antics on the pitch, this is the book for you. Not only will it help to explain what is going on from the spectators viewpoint - it will also raise you several notches in your loved ones esteem.After reading this book you will be able to talk knowledgeably about tries, conversions and scrums, and know the difference between a ruck and a maul. You might even enjoy the matches much more as a result.The author provides a complete guide to the intricacies of rugby for all those supporters to whom these predominantly male sports are a complete mystery.This book is for all bemused supporters, male and female, who loyally turn out to cheer in all weathers

Ann Waterhouse started work in 1969 in the UK editorial office of an international oil magazine. A career in the media followed but the arrival of two sons gave Ann the opportunity to pursue her writing activities. Since 1994, she has been writing entertaining and informative guides to sports, aimed at parents, grandparents and friends who didnt play the sports themselves.