Heart and Soul: The Character of Welsh Rugby (University of Wales Press - Writers of Wales)

Heart and Soul: The Character of Welsh Rugby (University of Wales Press - Writers of Wales)

by etc. (Editor), Gareth Williams (Editor), Gareth Williams (Editor), Peter Stead (Editor), Huw Richards (Editor)

Synopsis

The changing nature and fortunes of Welsh Rugby since the 1950s are here traced through the careers, on and off the field, of some of its most interesting and controversial characters. Each player's style and personality are evoked, his rapport with fans and the media examined and his career and interest off the rugby field traced.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Published: 15 Oct 1998

ISBN 10: 0708314724
ISBN 13: 9780708314722

Media Reviews
A litany of rugby saints which, collected together, twine into an illuminating and resonant social history of Welsh rugby. A grand book. -Frank Keating
--Frank Keating
A litany of rugby saints which, collected together, twine into an illuminating and resonant social history of Welsh rugby. A grand book. Frank Keating
--Frank Keating
Author Bio
Huw Richards is the rugby correspondent of the Financial Times. Peter Stead is a writer, broadcaster, and professor at the University of South Wales. Gareth Williams is a professor at the Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales at the University of South Wales.