Rugby Union Books
Upstart Press 2018 Rugby Almanack
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£27.18
Upstart Press Ltd 2019 Rugby Almanack
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£25.00
Upstart Press Ltd 2020 Rugby Almanack
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£19.97
Allen & Unwin Heroics and Heartbreak: Twelve Months with the
Book SynopsisWhat happened to the All Blacks at the 2019 Rugby World Cup? They were aiming for their third title in a row. A win would have capped a decade of dominance for the team and provided a fitting end to the careers of Steve Hansen and Kieran Read.But it turned out to be a much tougher challenge, and ended in crushing failure. Heroics & Heartbreak is Jamie Wall's story of the campaign, from someone who was there every step of the way. The campaign for the cup started with the end-of-year tour in October 2018. It was a hard slog, with the team clearly feeling the effects of a long season. Notably, Hansen and Read came under considerable scrutiny throughout.The signs were there that most of the other test-playing nations had gained some serious ground on the All Blacks in the past couple of seasons, seen in the results against England and Ireland on that tour. Jamie analyses the campaign and the All Blacks' games, trainings, press conferences and dramas throughout the World Cup as he follows the team in Japan. The climax was not the one that the All Blacks wanted, and signals a new era in world rugby. It may prove to be a defining moment for the game in New Zealand as well.
£19.96
Allen & Unwin Facing the Haka
Book SynopsisThis brilliant selection of photographs and stories describes what it means to stare down the most famous ritual in sport, from the perspective of those who have been there. Facing the Haka examines the significance that the All Blacks' haka has in the wider rugby world, as well as the deep respect opponents have for the team.This is about standing in front of the haka, meeting the All Blacks on those key occasions, and reliving the stories of the games that followed. Facing the Haka covers many crucial moments in rugby history with great storytelling, fresh insights and all the information a fan could ask for.
£25.50
Upstart Press Ltd 2021 Rugby Almanack
Book SynopsisThe Rugby Almanack is the world’s longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season’s first-class rugby in New Zealand. Since then it has been published uninterrupted (apart from two combined issues during World War II). Now in its 85th edition, the 2021 Rugby Almanack records another huge year, including the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup, plus Women’s Rugby, Super Rugby, Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Championship and a full summary of sevens rugby.
£21.24
Upstart Press Ltd 2022 Rugby Almanack
Book SynopsisThe Rugby Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New Zealand.
£20.39
Springer International Publishing AG Tackling Stereotype: Corporeal Reflexivity and
Book SynopsisThis book presents a critical rethinking of assumptions that have informed our understanding of women’s engagement in contact sport, based on an in-depth ethnography with an English rugby team. Looking at the day-to-day concerns of women who play rugby, this work provides a refreshing perspective on different ways of doing femininities in postfeminist times. Women’s rugby is one of the world’s fastest growing sports, yet it is also a physical game that is traditionally the preserve of men. Tackling Stereotypes reveals the cultural and symbolic stigma that ‘sticks’ to women’s rugby players and the tactics they use to carve out space for themselves and fight for legitimacy. It also argues that players engage in pragmatic politics, informed by their participation, that aims to enact realistic change. Branchu develops a situational sociology that furthers debates in the understanding of gender, belonging, becoming, embodiment, resistance politics, and the sociological study of sport.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: Kicking offChapter 2. Stereotypes that stick: moral economy and cultural politicsChapter 3. Understanding Participation: Dispositions, Situations, and (Infra)structures Chapter 4. Integrating the team: identity, becomings and careersChapter 5. “The physical side”: Getting a feel for the game - pains and pleasures of play Chapter 6. The ‘social side’: rugby culture, reflexivity and the space of women’s rugby Chapter 7. Influencing the field: tactics and politics of play Chapter 8. Conclusions: Politics of play and pragmatic politics
£104.49
