The Forwards - The Infantry of the Rugby Field - A Collection of Articles on the Tactics of the Pack in Attack and Defence
ISBN: 9781447437109 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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158,68 zł |
Springbok Factory
ISBN: 9781868424696 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Imagine a Springbok as a finished product coming off a factory assembly line. What are the components required? And what does it take for them to cohere into a successful team? Author Liz McGregor spent two years behind the scenes interviewing the players, coaches, wives and girlfriends, mothers and teachers. She also spoke to the Bok doctor and physio, the sponsors, brand managers and the logistics guy. And then there's the boss, the South African Rugby Union. What she discovered is as fascinating as it is complex: that parents play a crucial role, as do those early coaches and teachers who...
"Imagine a Springbok as a finished product coming off a factory assembly line. What are the components required? And what does it take for them to coh...
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81,17 zł |
Rugby World Cup Argentina 2023
ISBN: 9781780923123 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Argentina made history at Rugby World Cup 2007 by finishing third in the world. The South American nation finished the World Cup ahead of traditional powers including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales and hosts France - all have previously hosted matches in multiple World Cup tournaments. In finishing third in 2007, Argentina became the only Rugby World Cup semi finalist who has not yet hosted a Rugby World Cup.Since then rugby has undergone significant changes to at last adjust to professionalism. Now a part of The Rugby Championship Argentina is a rugby nation in rapid...
Argentina made history at Rugby World Cup 2007 by finishing third in the world. The South American nation finished the World Cup ahead of traditional ...
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95,96 zł |
The Grudge: Two Nations, One Match, No Holds Barred
ISBN: 9780224083218 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotlandwinner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling's England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher's Britainsnarling, brutish, and all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogssecond-class citizens from a land that's become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax. Fifteen men in blue jerseys are plotting the downfall of the English oppressors. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising highwhat happens in the stadium will resound...
Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotlandwinner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisph...
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Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780415396158 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's northern working class than rugby league. This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social age. Using a range of previously unexplored archival sources, this extremely readable and deeply researched book considers the impact of two world wars, the significance of the... Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's nor... |
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248,25 zł |
Complete Conditioning for Rugby [With DVD]
ISBN: 9780736098304 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today's rugby players are bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. A focused conditioning programme has become essential to on-field success. Complete Conditioning for Rugby features a comprehensive training approach that builds players' physical abilities as well as the rugby-specific skills their positions require. Renowned conditioning coach and former professional player Paul Pook provides exercises, drills and programmes designed to improve the essential elements of the sport--strength, power, quickness and agility. His programmes will help you with these skills:... Today's rugby players are bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. A focused conditioning programme has become essential to on-field success.... |
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111,96 zł |
Jonny: My Autobiography
ISBN: 9780755313402 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. JONNY is the unrelenting, brutally honest account of one of the most revered, successful and complex athletes ever to play rugby for England.
JONNY is the unrelenting, brutally honest account of one of the most revered, successful and complex athletes ever to play rugby for England.
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67,06 zł |
Rugby Union For Dummies
ISBN: 9781119990925 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No further information has been provided for this title.
No further information has been provided for this title.
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98,04 zł |
Focused for Rugby
ISBN: 9781450402125 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To be a complete rugby player, you must master both the physical and mental skills of the game. You must be prepared, committed and determined to succeed. You must be focused--Focused for Rugby. Authors Dr. Adam Nicholls and Jon Callard, former England International player and professional coach, pool their years of experience and offer a mental training programme designed to maximise performance on the rugby field. You'll learn instantly applicable strategies for coping with stress, building confidence, managing emotions, and leading a team. You'll even go inside the zone... To be a complete rugby player, you must master both the physical and mental skills of the game. You must be prepared, committed and determined to ... |
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86,09 zł |
Legacy
ISBN: 9781472103536 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Champions do extra.
They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards, day after... Champions do extra.
They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are go... |
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77,39 zł |
Longy: Booze, Brawls, Sex and Scandal - The Autobiography of the Wild Man of Rugby League
ISBN: 9781843581888 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This autobiography tells the story of Sean Long from his early years to the start of his career at his hometown club, Wigan Warriors. It then goes on to explore his time at Widnes Vikings and St Helens.
This autobiography tells the story of Sean Long from his early years to the start of his career at his hometown club, Wigan Warriors. It then goes on ...
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72,10 zł |
Martyn Williams: The Autobiography
ISBN: 9781844546923 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Determined, dedicated, and dogmatic, Martyn Williams is the inspiring number seven lynchpin whohas steered club and country to victory in inimitable style. In his action-packed autobiography, he writes about his love for the sport he has made his own. Starting out with hometown team Pontypridd, he made his Wales debut at just 20 and won the Welsh league title with Pontypridd the following year, repeating the feat in his first season after joining Cardiff, whom he went on to captain for three years. Twice a British Lion, his finest hour came as the award-winning role in Wales' Six Nations...
Determined, dedicated, and dogmatic, Martyn Williams is the inspiring number seven lynchpin whohas steered club and country to victory in inimitable s...
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72,10 zł |
Simon Shaw: The Hard Yards - My Story
ISBN: 9781845965716 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Simon Shaw has played more professional matches than any other player in English rugby history, which is remarkable given that he didn't pick up a rugby ball until he was 16. With a World Cup winner's medal in 2003, a runners-up medal in the 2007 competition, fifty England caps and ten trophies won with London Wasps, Shaw is one of the biggest names in rugby. Yet he has experienced his fair share of disappointments. Sir Clive Woodward delivered the lowest blow, dropping him from the World Cup squad in 2003, although he'd been named man of the match in the final warm-up fixture against Wales....
Simon Shaw has played more professional matches than any other player in English rugby history, which is remarkable given that he didn't pick up a rug...
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47,95 zł |
Voices from the Back of the Bus: Tall Tales and Hoary Stories from Rugby's Real Heroes
ISBN: 9781845965921 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Voices from the Back of the Bus" provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. Recounted with genuine warmth and much humor, over a hundred players recall the scrapes, the games, the laughs, the glory, and the gritty reality of the pre-professional game. Packed with true rugby tales from the days when men played purely for the love of the game and of their nation, and multimillion-pound contracts and sponsorship deals were unheard of, this refreshing, revealing, and often hilarious collection will inspire sports fans of all generations.
"Voices from the Back of the Bus" provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. Recounted with genui...
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58,62 zł |
Greatest Welsh XV Ever, The
ISBN: 9781848514089 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who are the fifteen best players ever to represent Wales at rugby? We all know the answers, but all our answers are different In pubs and clubs, in classrooms and chat rooms the length and breadth of this rugby-mad nation, this is a question that prompts energetic and entertaining debate; a question that has divided households and destabilized lifelong friendships. In The Greatest Welsh XV Ever, which includes over 130 full-color photographs, Eddie Butler has gone where angels (and ex-international back-row forwards) fear to tread. Devoting a chapter to each position on the field, he...
Who are the fifteen best players ever to represent Wales at rugby? We all know the answers, but all our answers are different In pubs and clubs, in c...
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128,43 zł |
The Original Rules of Rugby
ISBN: 9781851243716 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book investigates the origins of the game of rugby and reproduces for the first time in a single book both the first rules of the game, drawn up at Rugby School in 1845 and the first rules of the Rugby Football Union, published in 1871.
This book investigates the origins of the game of rugby and reproduces for the first time in a single book both the first rules of the game, drawn up ...
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French Rugby Football: A Cultural History
ISBN: 9781859733226 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As France's oldest team sport, rugby football has throughout its 125-year history reflected major changes in French society. This book analyzes for the first time the complex variety of motives that have led the French to adopt and remake this rather unlikely British sport in their own image. A major site for the construction of masculine, class-based regional and national identities, France's tradition of 'Champagne rugby' continues to be as subject to dramatic upheavals as the society that produced it. The game's precocious professionalism and endemic violence have not infrequently... As France's oldest team sport, rugby football has throughout its 125-year history reflected major changes in French society. This book analyzes for... |
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608,08 zł |
Rugby Union and Globalization: An Odd-Shaped World
ISBN: 9781349310722 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union.
In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the ...
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194,97 zł |
Ronan O'Gara: Unguarded
ISBN: 9781848271807 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of Ireland's greatest ever players lays out his forthright views on the game he loves and his career in rugby with club and country.
Ronan O'Gara has been at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for the past fifteen years. Now, as he comes to the end of a glittering playing career, it is time for him to reflect on those many successes and occasional failures with the straight-talking attitude that has become his trademark. Never one to shy away from the truth, the result is "Ronan O'Gara: Unguarded." Packed full of anecdotes and analysis of the teammates O'Gara has been proud to... One of Ireland's greatest ever players lays out his forthright views on the game he loves and his career in rugby with club and country.
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Wrapped in Rugby
ISBN: 9781492154327 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,85 zł |