Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team

by David Tossell

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In the 1970s, an age long before World Cups, rugby union to the British public meant Bill McLaren, rude songs and, most of all, Wales. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts won or shared eight Five Nations Championships, including three Grand Slams and six Triple Crowns. But the mere facts resonate less than the enduring images of the precision of Gareth Edwards, the sublime touch of Barry John, the sidesteps of Gerald Davies and Phil Bennett, the courage of J.P.R. Williams, and the forward power of the Pontypool Front Row and 'Merv the Swerve' Davies.

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  • ISBN10 1845969510
  • ISBN13 9781845969516
  • Publish Date 1 April 2011 (first published 3 September 2009)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • Imprint Mainstream Publishing
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 320
  • Language English