Throwing the Book
$72.71
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 February 2024
Summary
Throwing the Book: My Life in Rugby
Wayne Barnes, a seasoned international referee and criminal barrister, offers a unique insider’s perspective on the world of rugby, sharing his experiences of keeping the sport’s biggest names in line.
Few can claim to have been the thirty-first person on the field during high-stakes World Cup matches, Grand Slam deciders, or Premiership and European Cup finals. Barnes has heard the emotional renditions of national anthems, witnessed bone-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408719541 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408719541 |
| Author: | Wayne Barnes, Ben Dirs |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 581g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 22mm |
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Plenty of amusing anecdotes … highly readable … the former referee’s new autobiography is required reading and lays bare some of the more disturbing aspects of modern rugby * Guardian *Difficult to put down … enjoyable and thought-provoking in equal measure * Planet Rugby *
About The Author
Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes is an English international rugby union referee and criminal barrister. He has refereed more international matches than anyone else in the history of the sport. He has refereed in five Rugby World Cups, seventeen Six Nations tournaments and three European Champions Cup finals. He has refereed over 270 English Premiership matches, including ten finals. He is also a partner at the international law firm, Squire Patton Boggs.
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