Description
| Product ID: | 9781509850730 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | My Life and Rugby |
| Subtitle: | The Autobiography |
| Authors: | Author: Eddie Jones |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: sport, Autobiography: sport, Rugby Union, Rugby Union |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The phenomenal bestselling autobiography of Eddie Jones, the England Rugby head coach and one of the most respected coaches in sport. <p><b>Winner of the Daily Telegraph Rugby Book of the Year</b><br><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling rugby book of the year</b><br><br><b>Brilliant, honest, combative – Eddie Jones is a true legend of world rugby and remains an enigmatic figure in the game. In <i>My Life and Rugby</i> he tells his story for the first time, including the full inside account of England’s 2019 World Cup campaign.</b><br><br>He describes his experience growing up in a tough working-class area of Sydney, where he first played rugby, and how he learnt from the extreme highs and lows of his own playing career – the numerous successes but also the painful disappointment of never playing for Australia.<br><br>He tells how he then embarked on a coaching career that has seen him become one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in Rugby Union, spanning four World Cups and three finals. His successes have included masterminding England’s spectacular victory over New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup and engineering the sport’s most stunning upset when Japan beat South Africa in 2015.<br><br><i>My Life and Rugby </i>is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate book for all fans of the sport.<br><br>Written with Donald McRae, twice winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and three-time Sports Feature Writer of the Year, <i>My Life and Rugby </i>is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate rugby book for all fans of the sport.<br><br><b>A Best Book of the Year – <i>Daily Mail</i>, <i>Sunday Times</i>, <i>The Times</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-29 |