100 Great Irish Rugby Moments

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 100 Great Irish Rugby Moments
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Scally
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreRugby football
ISBN/Barcode 9781785302534
ClassificationsDewey:796.33309415
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Black and White Publishing
Imprint Black and White Publishing
Publication Date 1 August 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

100 Great Irish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the most significant moments of the sport from the 1940s to the present day: Munster's historic win over the All-Blacks; Ulster win the European Cup; Connacht win the Pro 12; Leinster's unique European double; The Irish ladies' win the Grand Slam, Ireland beat the All-Blacks twice; Grand Slam wins and many more great epic days. Based on exclusive, engrossing and entertaining interviews with the great and the good of Irish rugby including Mick Galwey, Ciaran Fitzgerald, David Humphreys, Brian O'Driscoll and Ronan O'Gara and many, many more who offer unique perspectives on their human and sporting dramas and a plethora of amusing anecdotes. The result offers remarkable insights into the myriad of controversies, epic matches, thrilling contests and pivotal events on and off the field which shaped these great moments. 'This is a love story filled with wonder, admiration and enchantment fo the great moments of Irish Rugby.' - Tony Ward

Author Biography

John Scally is a lecturer in Trinity College, but in his spare time is a writer and broadcaster. Since 1992 he has written 40 books with cumulative sales of over 150,000 copies. He is the author of the biggest selling GAA book in Ireland, Raising the Banner:The Biography of Ger Loughnane, and for a few years his biography of Tony Ward was the biggest selling rugby book in Ireland.

Reviews

'This is a love story filled with wonder, admiration and enchantment for the great moments of Irish rugby.' - Tony Ward; `The legendary Mike Gibson, once eloquently wrote that `rugby is like love, it is a game of touch and of feel and of instinct.' I have no doubt that John Scally has written this book with those same qualities of love, touch, feel and instinct. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.' - Ollie Campbell