With the 2011 Six Nations Championship coming up shortly, this ebook explores all the history behind the teams taking part. Get facts, stats, fixtures and much more in this digital book that you can... More > take wherever you go - even to the game.
Contains all the fixtures and the information about the six teams - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy.< Less
“Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a gentleman’s game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts” Henry Blaha.
Rugby, the full contact team... More > sport that originated in England in the 19th century, is followed by millions of avid fans the world over.
Here is a collection of mostly comical quotes encapsulating the humour of the sport and those who play and follow it.< Less
Rugby, the beastly game played by gentlemen...
Legend has it that in 1843 at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England, a student called William Webb Ellis one day ignored the rules of football, caught... More > the ball in his arms and ran with it towards the goal line, more or less inventing rugby as he did so. In 1845 the first codified rules of the game were drawn up by the school’s prefects and the game’s popularity spread throughout the UK in the 1850s and ‘60s. It’s now a sport that is followed by millions of fans throughout the world.
This little compilation bring together 101 quotes, mostly from players, but also coaches, spectators, commentators, actors and comedians, and reveals the humour and the passion in the sport.< Less
Football : The Rugby Game ...
•charts the rise of the rugby union, the matches and development of play
•has sections on captaincy, full-back, three-quarter-back, half-back and forward... More >
•can put your modern game-view into perspective wherever you play on the field< Less
SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION TO CELEBRATE THE AWARDING OF RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 TO JAPAN. The true story of Katsuyuki Kiyomiya's miraculous five years (2001-06) coaching Japan's top university rugby... More > team, written by the coach himself as the bestselling "Kyuukyoku no Shouri" (pubd. Feb. 2006) and translated into English. Kiyomiya's record over five years is outstanding: Played 70, Won 62, Drawn 1, Lost 7. Tipped as a probable future coach of Japan, in March 2006 he became the highly successful full-time professional head coach of Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's Top League.
The tragic sub-plot is the murder in Iraq in 2003 of rugby player-diplomat Katsuhiko ("Katsu") Oku, Kiyomiya's senior who invented the ULTIMATE CRUSH slogan. Reviewed in Rugby World, February 2007 issue. (This Hardcover and Download are only available on lulu.com. A KINDLE edition is available on amazon.com from April 1, 2010.)< Less
(Paperback) SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION TO CELEBRATE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 BEING AWARDED TO JAPAN.
The true story of Katsuyuki Kiyomiya's miraculous five years (2001-06) coaching Japan's top... More > university rugby team, written by the coach himself as the bestselling "Kyuukyoku no Shouri" (pub. Feb. 2006), translated by Ian Ruxton. Kiyomiya's record over five years is: Played 70, Won 62, Drawn 1, Lost 7 with wins over Toyota Verblitz, New Zealand Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Tipped as a future coach of Japan, in March 2006 he became head coach of Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's Top League.
The tragic sub-plot is the murder in Iraq in 2003 of rugby player-diplomat Katsuhiko ("Katsu") Oku who invented the ULTIMATE CRUSH slogan.
Reviewed in Rugby World, February 2007 issue.
(This Paperback is also on amazon and other retail websites. The Hardcover and Download are only available on lulu.com. A KINDLE edition is available from April 1, 2010.)< Less
