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Rugby's Strangest Matches John Griffiths

Rugby's Strangest Matches By John Griffiths

Rugby's Strangest Matches by John Griffiths


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Summary

A curious collection of true stories from the stranger side of rugby, featuring the the Irish international who arranged his marriage so he could play against England, the team of football players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, and the day the entire Wales team was sent off.

Rugby's Strangest Matches Summary

Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby by John Griffiths

Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here you'll find, among many other curious events, the Irish international who arranged his marriage in order to play against England, the team of top soccer players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, the day the entire Wales team was sent off, and when in an astonishing turn of events underdog Japan trimphed and beat South Africa (and who doesn't love an underdog). The tales in this book are bizarre, fascinating, and, most importantly, true.

Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book makes the perfect gift for the rugby obsessive in your life.

Word count: 45,000

About John Griffiths

John Griffiths is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph's rugby column, and the author of several sports books, including The Book of English International Rugby, The Book of International Rugby Records, British Lions and The Five Nations Championship.

Additional information

GOR007582856
9781910232873
1910232874
Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby by John Griffiths
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
20160211
256
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