Charlie Faulkner: The 1 and Only
Y Lolfa (Verlag)
978-1-912631-46-9 (ISBN)
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. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
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.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | c.40 colour and b/w photographs |
| Verlagsort | Ceredigion |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 215 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-912631-46-6 / 1912631466 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-912631-46-9 / 9781912631469 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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