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In Your Face: A Rugby Odyssey - Hardcover

Cockerill, Richard; Tanner, Michael

 
9781840182668: In Your Face: A Rugby Odyssey

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Leicester hooker Richard Cockerill has earned himself a certain notoriety in the world of rugby as a forthright character more than capable of ruffling a few feathers. The latest in a line of abrasive individuals, some people have accused Cockerill of talking too much. This book aims to give readers a chance to make up their own minds. It presents the high-pressure world of the professional rugby player, inside the dressing-rooms and round the training camps, with particular insight into the England camp before, during, and after the World Cup. Cockerill covers all aspects of his character, from his brushes with authority to his thoughts on the conflicting Jekyll and Hyde labels placed on him by fans and press.

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Leicester hooker, Richard Cockerill, has earned himself a certain notoriety in the world of rugby as a forthright character more than capable of ruffling a few feathers. The latest in a line of abrasive individuals, some people have accused Cockerill of talking too much. This book aims to give readers a chance to make up their own minds. It presents the high-pressure world of the professional rugby player, inside the dressing-rooms and round the training camps, with particular insight into the England camp before, during and after the World Cup. Cockerill paints a portrait of himself as a man with a lifelong passion for the game of rugby football which took him from humble beginnings with Newbold-On-Avon to the glory days with Leicester, the Barbarians and England. He covers all aspects of his character, from his brushes with authority - coaches, referees, administrators - to his thoughts on the conflicting Jekyll and Hyde labels placed on him by fans and press.

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