Charlie Faulkner: The 1 and Only

Charlie Faulkner: The 1 and Only

Charlie Faulkner: The 1 and Only

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Published: 28 September, 2023
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The long-awaited autobiography of Welsh rugby legend 'Charlie' Faulkner. Immortalised in Max Boyce's 'The Pontypool Front Row', he was a key member of the 1970s Golden Era Wales team in a period in which they dominated Northern Hemisphere rugby, winning three Grand Slams and four Triple Crowns. Faulkner died in early 2023 prior to publication. Over 40 images.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781912631469
ISBN10 1912631466
Number Of Pages 160
Item Weight 1000 g
Product Dimensions 140 x 215 x 19 mm
Publisher / Reseller Y Lolfa
Format paperback
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CONTENTS Foreword by Gareth Edwards Introduction Chapter One: The Farmer's Horse Chapter Two: "Hey, you boys, are you tired of living?" Chapter Three: "Not me, ref!" Chapter Four: Lionhead, Bolt and Charlie Chapter Five: Property of WRU... aged - er - 29? Chapter Six: Bobby's boot and Merv's cigarette Chapter Seven: "If you lose, don't come home!" Chapter Eight: "Up and under, here we go" Chapter Nine: "You've got to bring Charlie out here!" Chapter Ten: "You carry water for other people to drink" Chapter Eleven: Exit the Dragon Chapter Twelve: "I'll only play for Charlie Faulkner RFC!" Chapter Thirteen: A Hero with Charlie's Angels Chapter Fourteen: "Show a bit of commitment!" Chapter Fifteen: Playing to the Final Whistle Favourite Players Career Statistics Tributes -- Publisher: Y Lolfa

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Author's Bio

Born in Newport in 1941, Charlie Faulkner is a legend of Golden Era 1970s Welsh rugby, having played for Pontypool, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Greg Lewis is an award-winning TV writer, documentary-maker and producer, and a much-respected journalist who has contributed to The Times, The Observer and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He is the co-author of Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE, Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule, Aberfan, A Life on the Edge and The Death of Justice.

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