Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions (Behind the Jersey Series) - Softcover

Stephen Jones; Nick Cain; Tom English; David Barnes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909715441 ISBN 13: 9781909715448

Publisher: Arena Sport, 2016

Synopsis

For 125 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a peerless emblem in world sport. This unique account of the best from the four Home Nations examines every tour in the Lions' history, including the victorious 2013 tour to Hong Kong and Australia, told in the players' words. Behind the Lions sees six esteemed rugby writers from across the Home Nations delve to the heart of what it means to be a Lion, interviewing a vast array of former and current players to uncover the passion, pride and exhilaration experienced when wearing the famous red jersey. It is a tale of heart-break and ecstasy, humour and poignancy that is at once inspirational, moving and utterly compelling. This is the story of the British & Irish Lions in their own words.

About this title

Review:

'A must for rugby lovers of any generation' --East Cork Journal

'utterly compelling' --Planet Rugby

'comfortably the most interesting and entertaining history of the Lions' --Irish Times

About the Author:

Stephen Jones is a multi award-winning rugby correspondent for The Sunday Times and world-renowned rugby expert. Tom English is the award-winning chief sports writer for the Scotland on Sunday. Nick Cain is a rugby columnist for The Sunday Times and chief writer for The Rugby Paper. David Barnes is a freelance journalist and co-author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Peter Burns is the editor for Arena Sport and co-author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. John Griffiths is Britain's foremost rugby historian and has worked as consultant on numerous books on the subject.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arena Sport
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1909715441
• ISBN 13: 9781909715448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432