Behind the Thistle

Playing Rugby for Scotland

David Barnes, Peter Burns (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2022 | New Edition
Polaris Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-913538-22-4 (ISBN)

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Featuring the thoughts of more than 180 players who have represented Scotland since the very first Test match in 1871 all the way through to the present day, Behind the Thistle gives a unique insight into the drama and emotion of playing for Scotland in that most rarefied of environments – Test match rugby.

In this exhaustively research tome, David Barnes and Peter Burns provide inside access to more than 150 years of private moments in the changing room, on tour, on the training ground, during the tumultuous heat of battle itself, and lift the lid on numerous post-match antics.

This is the story of what it is really like to play for Scotland, revealing the sacrifices and joys experienced by those who have shed blood, sweat and tears in pursuit of glory in the navy blue jersey.

David Barnes is a freelance journalist who specialises in rugby. Having been forced to retire from the game because of a knee injury he has covered club, pro-team and international rugby for Scotland on Sunday, the Sunday Herald, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. He is the co-author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Peter Burns is the editor for Arena Sport and author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland, Behind the Ryder Cup: The Players’ Stories, White Gold: England’s Journey to World Cup Glory and also a co-author of Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.06.2022
Reihe/Serie	Behind the Jersey
Zusatzinfo	Plates, black and white; Plates, color
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 195 mm
Gewicht	488 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-913538-22-2 / 1913538222
ISBN-13	978-1-913538-22-4 / 9781913538224
Zustand	Neuware