This is Your Everest
the lions, the springboks and the epic tour of 1997
$45.39
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2021
Summary
This is Your Everest: The Lions’ Triumphant Tour of 1997
‘A rollicking read and a mighty achievement’ - Donald McRae, The Guardian
The 1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa is one of the most iconic in rugby history. Written off at home and abroad, Martin Johnson’s men were given no hope of success against the world champion Springboks in their own backyard. But a combination of brilliant coaching, astute selections an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913538125 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913538125 |
| Author: | Tom English, Peter Burns |
| Publisher: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Imprint: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 649g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 160mm x 35mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘beautifully captured’
‘Magnificent … the pinacle of rugby writing’
– Owen Slot * The Times *‘The 1997 British & Irish Lions expedition to South Africa was among the greatest of modern tours. This Is Your Everest, full of evocative memories and riveting detail, soars high above the average rugby book. Compelling stuff’
– Robert Kitson * The Guardian *‘brilliant and powerful … chock-full of fascinating insights and delicious detail’
– Alan Pearey * Rugby World *‘Hard to beat stories from the horse’s mouth. Quite a stampede here. A riveting account of a ground-breaking tour’
– Brendan Fanning * The Sunday Independent *‘beautifully captured’
– Alasdair Reid * The Times *‘phenomenal’
– Alex Payne * The Good, The Bad and The Rugby *‘A brilliantly evocative recreation of the 1997 tour, put together with great skill … rawness and emotion drips from the pages’
– Peter O’Reilly * The Times Ireland *‘probably the grestest rugby book of all time’
– Andy Rowe * The Rugby Pod *About The Author
Tom English
Tom English is an award-winning BBC Sport writer and broadcaster. A former Irish rugby correspondent with the Sunday Times and chief sports writer with Scotland on Sunday, he was voted Scottish Sports Feature Writer of the Year six times.
Peter Burns has been a sports editor for over ten years. He is the author of eight books, including Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland; Behind the Ryder Cup: The Players’ Stories; Scottish Rugby 101and White Gold: England’s Journey to World Cup Glory.
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