Rugby Union

Welsh Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of Welsh rugby.

This is a complete history of the England rugby union team - told by the players themselves.

World in Union is the story of the Rugby World Cup told via its fifteen most important and dramatic matches.

Rugby ist aufregend, es fesselt die Massen.

In seinem Buch Rugby – Alles, was man wissen muss gibt der Sportmanager Ralf Iwan eine Einführung in die globale Sportart Rugby.

Rugby ist aufregend, es fesselt die Massen.

In seinem Buch Rugby – Alles, was man wissen muss gibt der Sportmanager Ralf Iwan eine Einführung in die globale Sportart Rugby.

Es un deporte con ciento cincuenta años de vida en el país, clubes con tradición en casi todas las provincias y popularidad creciente en las últimas décadas, pero no tenía una historia documentada y completa.

'Few have a better feel for Argentine rugby than Rex Gowar .

A "e;brilliantly hilarious"e; and accessible guide to the rugby law book (Ben Shepherd).

Revised and Updated Third EditionFor almost 140 years the Welsh rugby team has battled proudly on the international stage.

An Official Licensed Product of the British & Irish LionsA British & Irish Lions tour presents one of the greatest challenges in sport.

Ken Scotland was born on 29 August 1936 within sight of Heriot's Goldenacre ground, which he would go onto grace with great panache and skill several years later.

Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Rugby Book of the YearAmong the best stories in modern British team sport has been the rise of Exeter Chiefs.

Voices from the Back of the Bus provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period.

Lions legend Bobby Windsor has enjoyed triumphs beyond the dreams of most international players but has also suffered personal tragedy.

The hero of 2011 was Martin Snedden.

In the 1970s, an age long before World Cups, rugby union to the British public meant Bill McLaren, rude songs and, most of all, Wales.

Wales were written off as no-hopers at the start of the 2008 Six Nations.

Since making his national debut in 1998, Stephen Jones has emerged from the shadows of the true greats of Welsh rugby, such as Barry John, Phil Bennett, Jonathan Davies and Neil Jenkins, to make the fly-half position his own.

Alun Carter experienced the highs and lows of the Wales national rugby squad throughout his 12 years working for the WRU.

Johnny Sexton - the man who pulled the strings for the Lions - gives an intimate insight into the rugby life in Becoming a Lion.

Geordan Murphy does not come from the leafy suburbs of south Dublin or the rugby hotbeds of Limerick or Cork.

'He's one of the best players I've ever played with.

As most other team sports, rugby is a sport of technical finesse, tactical boldness, and refined and complex physical development.

The leaping Springbok on the green jersey of South Africa is one of the most iconic emblems in world rugby.

Scottish Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - a perfect stocking-filler for all fans of Scottish rugby.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThis is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team told by the players themselves.

As a history, a technical manual, a practical guideline of the rugby scrum, and a great coaching tool for teachers and coaches of all levels, Rugby-The Art of Scrummaging is one of the most comprehensive rugby scrum theses ever assembled and published since the inception of rugby union.

What made Pontypool such a great seam of talent for the Welsh national team?

Jim Telfer is one of the greats of international rugby, with a career spanning more than five decades.

In the glory years of the 1970s, Wales won three grand slams in eight seasons.

Rugby union has undergone immense change in the past two decades - introducing a World Cup, accepting professionalism and creating a global market in players - yet no authoritative English-language general history of the game has been published in that time.

From the heights of the Grand Slams to a near whitewash in the 2000 Six Nations championship, one factor has remained constant in Scottish rugby - its huge resource of characters.

Winner of the National Sporting Club's prestigious British Rugby Book of the Year Award for 2008, Ripley's World transforms and redefines the genre of the sports autobiography.

Roars from the Back of the Bus is an absorbing, amusing and at times moving collection of tales that give a rare insight into the camaraderie that exists between players at the top of their game, showing that relationships forged through experiences on a Lions tour last a lifetime.

Bursting with humour and full of amusing anecdotes, 100 Irish Rugby Greats is a unique celebration of the most significant stars of the sport from the 1930s to the present day.

Based on exclusive interviews with 40 celebrated players, past and present, Legends of Irish Rugby is a veritable who's who of the sport.

Look for a Lions legend and the chances are you will find an Irishman.

Rugby is not a game for those who think that centres are what you find in a box of Black Magic or who confuse Jonah Lomu with Joanna Lumley.

'The Bounce of the Century' they called it.

In the world of rugby, the All Blacks have an unsurpassed legacy of success.

Sean Fitzpatrick played for the best rugby team on the planet, the All Blacks.

Praise for Eddie Jones'A genuine super-coach' - The Sunday Times'His gifts of leadership and organisation are remarkable' - The Daily MailEddie Jones is one of the most successful sports coaches of all time.

Winner of the Daily Telegraph Rugby Book of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling rugby book of the yearBrilliant, honest, combative - Eddie Jones is a true legend of world rugby and remains an enigmatic figure in the game.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018The uplifting, feel-good autobiography of Ben Ryan, the coach of the Olympic gold-medal winning Fijian rugby team It is late summer 2013.

You re not born with resilience but you can find it on the journey with hard work, belief and the help of those around you.

Front Up, Rise Up is the story of Connacht s remarkable journey to becoming the 2016 Pro12 champions.

As player, manager, and pundit, Donal Lenihan has seen it all in the world of rugby - and done much of it too.

Acclaimed world champions in 2003, the England rugby union team came home from the World Cup in New Zealand eight years later to the sound of silence.