When Lions Roared
The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971
$23.88
- Paperback
388 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2021
Summary
By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered, and beaten.
But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious, and outrageously talented players who would all go on to carve their names into the annals of sporting history during a golden period in British and Irish rugby. And at their centre was Carwyn Jones - an intelligent, sensitive rug…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913538163 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1913538168 |
| Author: | Tom English, Peter Burns |
| Publisher: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Imprint: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 388 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 307g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
splendid … not only for those of us well steeped in nostalgia, but of a wider and more immediate interest’
‘Brilliantly written – evocative, powerful and utterly gripping’
* Rugby World *‘Outstanding … On all sort of levels, it is a compelling read. The quality of the Lions backs, the coaching intelligence of Carwyn James, the shrewd management of Doug Smith, the growing Kiwi horror at what was unfolding: all of it feels strangely fresh, partly because it is so well told and partly because so much fascinating detail has lain untouched for ages’
– Robert Kitson * Guardian *‘Special. Wondrous insights into the Lions’ only New Zealand win … loved it’
– Stephen Jones * The Sunday Times *‘enthralling … brilliantly chronicled through the eyes of those that were there’
* Western Mail *‘splendid … not only for those of us well steeped in nostalgia, but of a wider and more immediate interest’
* The Scotsman *About The Author
Tom English
Peter Burns is the editor for Arena Sport and author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland, Behind the Ryder Cup: The Players’ Stories, White Gold: England’s Journey to World Cup Glory and is also a co-author of Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.
Tom English is an award-winning BBC Sport writer and broadcaster. He won Rugby Book of the Year at the 2011 British Sports Book Awards for The Grudge, before claiming the prize again in 2016 for No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland. He is a co-author of the bestselling Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.
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