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Nobody Beats Us

- The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team
Af: David Tossell Engelsk Paperback

Nobody Beats Us

- The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team
Af: David Tossell Engelsk Paperback
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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. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts won or shared eight Five Nations Championships, including three Grand Slams and six Triple Crowns. But the mere facts resonate less than the enduring images of the precision of Gareth Edwards, the sublime touch of Barry John, the sidesteps of Gerald Davies and Phil Bennett, the courage of J.P.R. Williams, and the forward power of the Pontypool Front Row and ''Merv the Swerve'' Davies.

To the land of their fathers, these Welsh heroes represented pride and conquest at a time when the decline of the province''s traditional coal and steel industries was sending thousands to the dole queue and threatening the fabric of local communities. Yet the achievements of those players transcended their homeland and extended beyond mere rugby fans. With the help of comedian Max Boyce, the culture of Welsh rugby and valley life permeated Britain''s living rooms at the height of prime time, reinforcing the sporting brilliance that lit up winter Saturday afternoons.

In Nobody Beats Us, David Tossell, who spent the ''70s as a schoolboy scrum-half trying to perfect the Gareth Edwards reverse pass, interviews many of the key figures of a golden age of Welsh rugby and vividly recreates an unforgettable sporting era.

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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. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts won or shared eight Five Nations Championships, including three Grand Slams and six Triple Crowns. But the mere facts resonate less than the enduring images of the precision of Gareth Edwards, the sublime touch of Barry John, the sidesteps of Gerald Davies and Phil Bennett, the courage of J.P.R. Williams, and the forward power of the Pontypool Front Row and ''Merv the Swerve'' Davies.

To the land of their fathers, these Welsh heroes represented pride and conquest at a time when the decline of the province''s traditional coal and steel industries was sending thousands to the dole queue and threatening the fabric of local communities. Yet the achievements of those players transcended their homeland and extended beyond mere rugby fans. With the help of comedian Max Boyce, the culture of Welsh rugby and valley life permeated Britain''s living rooms at the height of prime time, reinforcing the sporting brilliance that lit up winter Saturday afternoons.

In Nobody Beats Us, David Tossell, who spent the ''70s as a schoolboy scrum-half trying to perfect the Gareth Edwards reverse pass, interviews many of the key figures of a golden age of Welsh rugby and vividly recreates an unforgettable sporting era.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781845967314
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1845967313
Kategori: Selvbiografier: sport
Udg. Dato: 4 nov 2010
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 4 nov 2010
Forfatter(e): David Tossell
Forfatter(e) David Tossell

Kategori Selvbiografier: sport

ISBN-13 9781845967314

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 130mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 4 nov 2010

Oplagsdato 4 nov 2010

Forlag Transworld Publishers Ltd

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