Rugby: The Game of My Life
Battling for England in the Professional Era
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2017
Summary
Rob Andrew is one of the key figures in modern rugby history: an outstanding international who won three Grand Slams with England and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, he also played a central role in the game’s professional revolution with his trailblazing work at Newcastle. During a long spell on Tyneside, he led the team to a Premiership title at the first opportunity, brought European action to the north-east and gave the young Jonny Wilkinson his break in big-time union by f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473664159 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473664152 |
| Author: | Rob Andrew |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 667g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Rob Andrew
Born in 1963, Rob Andrew was educated at Barnard Castle School, Durham, where he was a contemporary of Rory Underwood. He then went on to Cambridge where he became a double blue, not only playing rugby for the university but captaining the cricket side.
Rob was a star player for Wasps, Newcastle, England, and the British & Irish Lions. After retiring from playing he went on to be Director of Rugby for Newcastle and then Director of Elite Rugby at the RFU.
He is currently the CEO of Sussex Country Cricket Club.
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