RUGBY: AN ANTHOLOGY (PB)

Inspiring and irreverent by turns, this anthology draws on a wealth of excellent writing from the likes of Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh and Mick Imlah, as well as international players such as Brian O'Driscoll, Gavin Hastings and Brian Moore. Other contributions, equally witty and insightful, come from those who played at a less exalted level. Covers the origins of the game, amusing and sometimes scarcely believable anecdotes, accounts of courage and hardship, and incidents seen from opposing viewpoints.