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Welsh rugby history, in the players’ own unforgettable words.

Behind the Dragon

Playing Rugby for Wales

$46.14

  • Paperback

    420 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2022

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Summary

This is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team – told by the players themselves.

Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the Wales team to interviews with a vast array of Test match players and coaches from the Second World War to the present day, Ross Harries delves to the very heart of what it means to play for Wales, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the play…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781913538705
ISBN-10:1913538702
Author:Ross Harries
Publisher:Polaris Publishing Limited
Imprint:Polaris Publishing Limited
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:420
Release Date:28 February 2022
Weight:738g
Dimensions:40mm x 155mm x 230mm
Series:Behind the Jersey
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Behind the Dragon by Ross Harries - ISBN: 9781913538705
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Ross Harries has written a history book like no other’

‘Ross Harries has written a history book like no other’

– Peter Jackson * The Rugby Paper *

‘A tremendous book. What an array of fantastic characters and insights … both laugh out loud and poignant’

– Tom English * BBC Sport *

‘Punchy, revelatory, irresistible’

– Alan Pearey * Rugby World *

‘An epic story by the men who created legends in the Welsh jersey’

– Stephen Jones * The Sunday Times *

About The Author

Ross Harries

Ross Harries is regularly seen presenting the BBC’s international rugby coverage, and presenting BBC Wales’ Scrum V and Scrum V Live programmes (the most watched rugby programmes on British television) and a regular on BBC radio. In 2015, he co-wrote Bomb: My Autobiography with Adam Jones.

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