Five Go To War. The Glorious Five Nations Story: The Five Nations Story. This item is unavailable.Five Go To War. The Glorious Five Nations Story: The Five Nations Story

Hard on the heels of the most exciting Five Nations Championship ever, this superbly illustrated book brings you the full story, with contributions and Dream Teams chosen by the players who made it the fans' favourite rugby tournament. Contributors include five living legends: Gavin Hastings - Scotland's all-time record scorer. Bill Beaumont - England's best-loved Grand Slam captain. Ieuan Evans - Wales' most-capped player of all time. Jean-Pierre Rives - Captained France more than any other player. Keith Wood - Ireland's rampaging talisman of the Nineties. Plaus Richard Cockerill's 1999 Five Nations Diary. England hooker Richard Cockerill - the 'Gazza' of rugby and the current fans' favourite - reveals his blood, sweat and tears of the most sensational Five Nations tournament ever. With every statistic a rugby fanatic could desire. The International Championship began in 1884 with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and became the Five Nations when France joined in 1910. Since then, it has been the arena for stirring deeds of skill and courage by such revered names as Serge Blanco, Jeremy Guscott and Gerald Davies. Next year it becomes the Six Nations. To mark the end of a classic era, Five Go To War is the ultimate celebration of one of the greatest contests in sport. BACKCOVER: 'The Five Nations was a unique tournament. It gave people a reason for living in the winter.' - Gavin Hastings '1999 was a great Five Nations. When rugby is played like that, it's a beautiful game.' - Ieuan Evans 'To take part in the Five Nations is to enter another dimension.' - Jean-Pierre Rives 'The beauty of the Five Nations - any team can beat any other team, and often does.' - Keith Wood 'The Five Nations is the fabric of our life.' - Bill Beaumont. The Five Nations Championship was contested 105 times between 1883 and 1999. That's a lot of huffing and puffing in the scrum, a lot of bruising tackles and quicksilver tries among the backs, and a lot of ale sunk in a lot of rugger pubs. This book shows all sides of the world's greatest rugby contest. Packed with facts and stats - plus around 200 pictures - this beautifully illustrated book celebrates the world's greatest rugby tournament in all its power and glory. Now let's go to war...

'The Five Nations was a unique tournament. It gave people a reason for living in the winter.' - Gavin Hastings '1999 was a great Five Nations. When rugby is played like that, it's a beautiful game.' - Ieuan Evans 'To take part in the Five Nations is to enter another dimension.' - Jean-Pierre Rives 'The beauty of the Five Nations - any team can beat any other team, and often does.' - Keith Wood 'The Five Nations is the fabric of our life.' - Bill Beaumont. The Five Nations Championship was contested 105 times between 1883 and 1999. That's a lot of huffing and puffing in the scrum, a lot of bruising tackles and quicksilver tries among the backs, and a lot of ale sunk in a lot of rugger pubs. This book shows all sides of the world's greatest rugby contest. Packed with facts and stats - plus around 200 pictures - this beautifully illustrated book celebrates the world's greatest rugby tournament in all its power and glory. Now let's go to war...