Midnight Rugby: Triumph and Shambles in the Professional Era

by StephenJones (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.28

  In his previous title, Endless Winter, Stephen Jones homed in on rugby in the days before the end of the amateur era. In this new book, he looks at the game since the advent of professionalism.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.28

  The author offers the inside story of the rugby revolution since the arrival of professionalism in 1995. On the field, rugby is now more vivid than ever, with attendances rising and media interest at an all-time high. But off the field the game has been plunged into chaos, with blundering officials squabbling over control of the game, while player salaries are pushing some clubs towards bankruptcy. Stephen Jones assess how the game stands in the 21st century.

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  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.28

  Alan Green has spent a quarter of a century working as a sports commentator for the BBC. In this book he tells of his time at the BBC and how he stumbled into sports broadcasting and football commentary.