Rugby: The Game of My Life: Battling for England in the Professional Era Contributor(s): Andrew, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473664187 ISBN-13: 9781473664180 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Rugby - Sports & Recreation | Coaching - General |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.75 lbs) 352 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'An excellent read' - Rugby World Rob Andrew is one of the key figures in modern rugby history: an outstanding international who won three Grand Slams with England and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, he also played a central role in the game's professional revolution with his trailblazing work at Newcastle. During a long spell on Tyneside, he led the team to a Premiership title at the first opportunity, brought European action to the north-east and gave the young Jonny Wilkinson his break in big-time union by fast-tracking him into the side straight out of school. What happened off the field was equally eventful. Rob produced 'The Andrew Report' - the most radical of blueprints for the future of English rugby - and then, over the course of a decade as one of Twickenham's top administrators, found himself grappling with the extreme challenges of running a game repeatedly blown off course by the winds of change. He did not merely have a ringside seat as one of the world's major sports went through its greatest upheaval in a century: more often than not, he was in the ring itself. |