The 2005 rugby season marked the tenth anniversary of several inextricably linked rugby events - the creation of SANZAR, Tri-nations and the Super 12, and the associated rise of rugby professionalism. Each of these events has had a significant impact on the face of international rugby, and played a major part in the development of the modern game. While New Zealand has dominated the Super 12, all three nations have shared moments of glory in the fiercely fought Tri-nations. All 60 Tri-nations ma...
The Rugby League Challenge Cup: An Illustrated History 1897-1998
by Les Hoole
Rugby Legends Were Born In October - Rugby Journal - Rugby Notebook - Birthday Gift for Rugby Player
by Cn Rugby Notebooks
A Game and a Half (Teach Yourself) (Hodder Headline Sporting Heroes S.)
by Rob Andrew
It's Not the Size of the Tiger in the Fight But the Size of the Fight in the Tiger
by Mark Hudson
In 2004, Castleford Tigers rugby league club were relegated for the first time in their 78 year history. Their absence from Super League was short lived and after winning the National League One Grand Final in October 2005, they were promoted back to where they belonged. This is the story, from a supporters perspective, of the Tigers season back in Super League in 2006. Relive the emotional rollercoaster and be part of a truly remarkable journey. A journey that ended on the last day of the seaso...
Jamie Peacock is the ultimate modern forward in rugby league. Taking the hard hits, making the toughest yards and leading by example in the Super League and international arenas, 'JP' has come through adversity on and off the pitch to become one of the most respected players of his generation. His strength, determination and unfailing will to win have seen him claim the 'Man of Steel' and 'International Forward of the Year' awards, along with a host of other individual honours, while picking up...
DS Performance - Strength & Conditioning Training Program for Rugby, Strongman, Advanced
by D F J Smith
This book was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014. Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon. He was a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural identity, a sacred code. It was no mere ball game. It gave him everything, except the freedom to be himself. This is the story of a man with a secret that was slowly killing him. There was something that might devastate not only his own life...
Look for a Lions legend and the chances are you will find an Irishman. No other nation has provided more leaders of the Lions, while Ireland have also produced some of their shrewdest coaches and managers. In this title, many of the greats tell their stories of life on some of the longest and hardest roads in sport, of the world class players and world class characters who have contributed so much to Lions folklore. Rugby legends such as Tom Kiernan, Keith Wood, Mike Gibson and Syd Millar recall...
Fourteen years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches and broken promises. From his anti-hero role as 'The Hand of Back' in Leicester Tigers' European Cup triumph over Munster, to Grand Slam glory and the 2003 World Cup with England, Neil is never far from the story. The Death of Rugby dissects the Lions' disastrous 2005 tour of New Zealand, the ousting of his mentor Dean Richards from Leicester...