1.15Kg of CO2
144 litre(s) of Water
0.0086 Tree(s)
1 book donated to global literacy projects
The Grudge :Two Nations, One Match, No Holds Barred
The Grudge :Two Nations, One Match, No Holds Barred
hardback
Published:
30 January, 2020
Popular Books by Tom English
View All Books by Tom English
Description
Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotland – winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling’s England are the very embodiment of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain – snarling, brutish and all-conquering. Scotland are the underdogs – second-class citizens from a land that’s become the testing ground for the most unpopular tax in living memory: Thatcher's Poll Tax. In Edinburgh, nationalism is rising high – what happens in the stadium will resound far beyond the pitch.
The Grudge brilliantly recaptures a day that has gone down in history when a rugby match became more than a game. This is the real story of an extraordinary conflict, told with astounding insight and unprecedented access to key players, coaches and supporters on both sides (Will Carling, Ian McGeechan, Brian Moore and the rest). Tom English has produced a gripping account of a titanic struggle that thrusts the reader right into the heart of the action. Game on.
Fully revised and updated, this special hardback edition was published to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Scotland’s most storied rugby season.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781909715837 |
| ISBN10 | 1909715832 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 412 g |
| Product Dimensions | 145 x 220 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Birlinn General |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 30th Anniversary Edition |
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
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. 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 best-selling Behind The Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions and When Lions Roared: The Lions, the All Blacks and the Epic Tour of 1971.