The Barbarians: The United Nations of Rugby

图书标准信息

• 作者 Alan Evans 著
• 出版社 Mainstream Publishing
• 出版时间 2005-08
• ISBN 9781840189704
• 定价 225.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheBarbarianFootballClubisarugbyinstitutionthattranscendsthenationalbarriersofthe15-a-sidegamearoundtheworld.ForacenturyandmoretheBarbarians,atouringclubwithoutapermanentbase,havetravelledthelengthandbreadthofBritainandEuropeandasfarafieldasSouthAfrica,Japan,RussiaandNorthandSouthAmericatoplaymatchesagainstthemightyandtheminnows.Clubsideseverywherewelcomethemwithopenarmsbecausetoplayagainstthemisanhonourinitselfandaguaranteeofamatchofflowingrugbyandmassivecrowdappeal.Andthemostfamousplayersinthehistoryofthegame,fromGarethEdwardstoGavinHastings,MichaelLynaghtoJonahLomu,orSergeBlancotoJeremyGuscott,havewornthefamousblack-and-whiteshirtoftheBarbarians.Since1948theBarbarianshaveregularlyplayedtheAllBlacks,SpringboksandWallabiesinfrontofsell-outcrowdsatTwickenham,CardiffArmsPark,theMillenniumStadiumandLansdowneRoadinDublin-andatonetimeoranotherbeatenthemall.Inmorerecenttimessummertourshavefeaturedhigh-profilefixturesagainstEngland,Scotland,IrelandandWales.TheUnitedNationsofRugbyistheupdatedofficialhistoryofthelegendarytouringclubandincludespersonalreflectionsandanecdotesfromseveralcelebratedplayersfromaroundtheworld.Famousmatchessuchastheincomparabledefeatofthe1973AllBlacksandground-breakingtourstoCanadaandSouthAfricaarerecalledthroughtheeyesofthestarswhotookpart.FullcoverageisalsogiventotheBarbarianscontinuingcontactwiththegrassrootsofthegameinBritainandthefosteringofthesportindevelopingrugbynationssuchasPortugal.ThebookalsoaddressesthequestionofwhatmakestheBarbarianssospecialandhowtheyhavesurvivedandflourishedintheageofprofessionalrugby.

【作者简介】

AlanEvansisafreelancewriterandjournalist.Inrecentyears,hehascompiledtwophotographichistoriesoftheCardiffclub,editedtheearlyhistoryofPontypriddRFCandwrittentheautobiographyoftheBritishandIrishLion,DavidYoung.