Rugby Folklore, 9781775541462
Paperback
New Zealand rugby: Legends, rivalries, and tall tales from the greatest nation.

Rugby Folklore

$31.99

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    20 October 2019

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Summary

Rugby Folklore: Tales from the Scrum

From superstitions to send-offs, All Black nicknames to on-field battles: Rugby Folklore is a miscellany of stories, quotes, and facts that are part of the fabric of New Zealand rugby.

New Zealand has played, celebrated, and commemorated rugby like no other country. We took to the game in extraordinary numbers in the late nineteenth century. Rugby was the game for all. It became a sport in which names like Grizz, Tiny, Guzzler, P…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781775541462
ISBN-10:1775541460
Author:Matt Elliott
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:20 October 2019
Weight:485g
Dimensions:235mm x 154mm x 28mm
About The Author

Matt Elliott

Matt Elliott is one of New Zealand’s busiest authors, writing across genres for readers of all ages. His best-selling biography of comedian Billy T James was the basis for both a television biopic and cinema documentary. A winner of the Book of the Year and Best Non-fiction Book awards at the New Zealand Children’s Book Awards, he has previously written four rugby titles. He lives in Birkdale, on Auckland’s North Shore, and this year coached his local college’s Fifth grade (Open weight) rugby team.

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