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A reading copy is a book that could be used for reading/reference. It will have a major fault, eg no dust wrapper, a badly torn dust wrapper, perhaps an ex library copy or the pages may be loose. The book however will be complete, all pages present and accounted for including photographs. The illustrations below show a good copy of the book. Conditions of the books on this page range from poor to good.

 

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ANNUALS

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1935-36 RUGBY FOOTBALL ANNUAL - READING COPY

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1936-37 RUGBY FOOTBALL ANNUAL - READING COPY

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99.jpg (33542 bytes) 1948/49  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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97.jpg (34146 bytes) 1951/52  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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1952/53  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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1955 - Plf RY FTb An.jpg (53908 bytes) 1955/56  Playfair Annual - READING COPY 

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95.jpg (34960 bytes) 1956/57  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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92.jpg (35141 bytes) 1957/58  Playfair Annual - READING COPY 

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94.jpg (36900 bytes) 1958/59  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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includes a review of the 1959 Lions in New Zealand 

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84.jpg (33196 bytes) 1970/71  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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83.jpg (34491 bytes) 1971/72  Playfair Annual - READING COPY

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1972

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1975/6

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1982/3

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  Rugby - Digest - 1954 - READING COPY - £1.50

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93.jpg (53942 bytes) 1961 - Bryn Thomas' Book of Rugger No 1 - small piece missing from d/w - READING COPY - £2.50

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1994 - INT RY Alm.jpg (81220 bytes) 1994 - International Rugby Almanack,  hardback - READING COPY - £2.50

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1995  -  Official RU C Dir.jpg (87437 bytes) Courage Directory - 1995/6 - READING COPY - £4.50

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  Rugby Almanack of New Zealand - 1950 - READING COPY - £7.50

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  Rugby Almanack of New Zealand - 1971 - READING COPY - £5.50

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21.jpg (30798 bytes) Rothmans Pall Mall Almanack - 1963/4 NZ to GB & F - (GB Edition) - READING COPY - £1.50

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20.jpg (33189 bytes) Rothmans Pall Pall Almanack - 1965 - SA to NZ - READING COPY - £1.50

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19.jpg (36172 bytes) Rothmans Pall Pall Almanack - 1967 - NZ to GB & F - READING COPY - £1.50

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Rothmans Pall Pall Almanack - 1977 - READING COPY - £1.50

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Rothmans Pall Pall Almanack - 1979 - READING COPY - £1.50

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67.jpg (25947 bytes) Forsyth's Rugby Record - 1982/83 - READING COPY - £2.50

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83.jpg (40091 bytes) Forsyth's Rugby Record - 1992 - READING COPY - £5.50

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44.jpg (52269 bytes) 1972 - The Barry John Book of Rugby, large format publication, includes great articles on the 1971 Lions tour by Colin Meads & Carwyn James, report & photos of Barry's last match in 1972, "The immortal dive of PC Mog" by Richard Burton, photos and article of Barry & George Best - READING COPY - £2.50

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B-01.jpg (51879 bytes) 1979 - Barry John's World of Rugby 2. - a look at rugby in 1979, Wales fourth consecutive Triple Crown, results and stats of Five Nations Tournament, includes articles by John Taylor, Gareth Edwards, Bob Hiller, Gerald Davies & Terry McLean, published in hardback with dustwrapper - READING COPY - £2.50

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BIOGRAPHIES

BEAUMONT, Bill

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"Thanks to Rugby" - Autobiography 
England Grand Slam & 1980 British Lions Captain. 
READING COPY Reprint in 1982  Pages 208  Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
England & British Lions

 

DAVIES, Mervyn

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"Mervyn Davies Number 8" - autobiography with David Parry-Jones

Biography of great 1970s Welsh & British Lions No 8

READING COPY 1st Edition 1977 Pages  208 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales & British Lions

 

DE VILLIERS, HO

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"A Biography of Courage" by Neville Leck, 
Springbok full back, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1977  Pages 227  Ref: BSRB  - £5.50
South Africa

  

EVANS, Ieuan

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"Bread of Heaven" with Peter Jackson

At one time Evans was the most capped Welshman and had scored the most tries for Wales. A wonderful player whose scored a try for the Lions against Australia in 1989 after Campo's error. 

READING COPY 1st Edition 1995 Pages 224  Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Wales & British Lions

 

GAINSFORD, John

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"Nice Guys Come Second" by N Leck, 
S Africa centre with review of 74 Lions tour, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1974 Pages 256 Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
South Africa

 

GOING, Sid

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"Super Sid - the story of a great All Black" 
Great All Black half back of the 1960's & 70s 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1978  Pages 288 Ref: BSRB  - £5.50
New Zealand

 

GREENWOOD, J.R.

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"A Cap for Boots" - Autobiography
England international 1912 - 1920, President of the RFU 1935 - 37, director of Boots the Chemist. The book covers Greenwood's rugby career as well as his business interests, wartime service and public service as a Justice of the Peace.  
READING COPY 1st Edition 1977 Pages 253 Ref: BSRB - £5.50
England

 

HASTINGS, Scott

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"Great Scott" - Autobiography
Scottish centre
READING COPY 1st Edition 1996 Pages 190 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Scotland & British Lions

  

IRVINE, Andy

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"Andy Irvine - An Autobiography"
Scotland and British Lions full back / winger, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1985 Pages 212 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Scotland & British Lions

  

JAMES, Carwyn

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"Carwyn - A personal Memoir" - by Alun Richards
Rare biography of Welsh outside half who went on to become one of the greatest coaches the game has ever seen He was the mastermind behind the 1971 British Lions series victory in New Zraland and Llanelli's great victory over the All Blacks in 1972
READING COPY 1st Edition 1984 Pages 165 Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
Wales

 

JOHN, Barry

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"The King" - An Autobiography with Paul Abbandonato, foreword by George Best
Gifted fly half, known as the "King" his brilliance reigned supreme during the 1971 Lions tour of New Zealand, second autobiography with a look at modern day rugby 
READING COPY Published in 2000 Pages 207 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales & British Lions

 

JONES, Peter

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"It's Me Tiger" by Norman Harris
All Black No 8
READING COPY 1st Edition 1965 Pages 77 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
New Zealand

 

LAIDLAW, Chris

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"Mud in Your Eye"
NZ scrum half & captain
READING COPY 1st Edition 1973 Pages 198 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand

 

McBRIDE, Willie John

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"Willie John" by Edmund Van Esbek
Ireland and British Lions (1974) captain. One of the greatest players of all time
READING COPY 1st Edition 1976 Pages 160 Ref: BSRB  - £7.50
Ireland & British Lions

 

McCARTHY, Winston

 

"Rugby In My Time"  by Winston McCarthy, 
Reminsces of All Black journalist including stories from tours and profiles of the rugby greats 1945-1956
READING COPY Reprint 1959  Pages 200 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Journalist

 

McCARTHY, Winston

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"Listen.....! it's a Goal"  by Winston McCarthy
Reminisces of All Black journalist, his full life story, mostly rugby but also includes Olympics, Boxing, Rowing, Cricket etc
READING COPY Reprint 1959  Pages 200 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Journalist

 

McKENZIE, Norman

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"On With The Game" by Norman McKenzie and Arthur Carman , 
New Zealand Selector and Administrator. For thirty years the sole selector of the Hawkes Bay Rugby Union including the 1960s Ranfurly Shield tenure.
READING COPY 1st Edition 1961 Pages 165 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Selector

 

McLAREN, Bill

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"Talking of Rugby" - An Autobiography
Great Scottish rugby commentator 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1991 Pages 226 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Commentator

 

McLEAN, Paul

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"Paul McLean - The Story of a Wallaby Great"  by M McGregor
Australian goal kicking machine
READING COPY Published in 1986 Pages 217 Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
Australia

 

MORGAN, Cliff

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"Beyond the Fields of Play"
great Welsh stand off 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1996 Pages 246 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales & British Lions

 

RIVES, Jean-Pierre

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"A Modern Corinthian" by  Peter Bills
Great French captain and flamboyant personality of the 1970s
READING COPY 1st Edition 1986 Pages 202 Ref: BSRB  - £5.50
France

 

ROBBIE, John

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"The Game of My Life"
Irish scrum half who very nearly became a Springbok after emigrating to South Africa
READING COPY 1st Edition 1989 Pages 195 Ref: BSRB  - £12.50
Ireland

 

SAMUEL, Bill  

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"Rugby-Body & Soul" - Autobiography 
 Gareth Edwards mentor, story of his formative years Ref: BA:  paperback copy £10, 
READING COPY Pages 155 Ref: BSRB  - £7.50
Coach

 

SCOTT, Bob

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"The Bob Scott Story" - Autobiography with Terry McLean
All Black full back
READING COPY 1st Edition 1956 Pages 209 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand

 

SMITH, Steve 

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"The Scrum Half of My Life", 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1984 Pages 205  Ref: BSRB - £2.50
England & British Lions

 

THOMAS, Watcyn

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"Watcyn Thomas" - Autobiography
Welsh captain between 1927 and 1933. Captained Wales in their first ever win at Twickenham in 1933. Published in 1977 this 102 page autobiography covers the career of this great player
READING COPY 1st Edition 1977 Pages 102 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

THORBURN, Paul

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"Kicked Into Touch" - Autobiography
Welsh capatin in the early 90s, this Welsh full back tells he story of his rugby career at Neath and playing for Wales
READING COPY 1st Edition 1992 Pages 183 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

SMITH JV

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"Good Morning Mr President
President of the RFU reviews his year in office
READING COPY 1st Edition 1985 Pages 173 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
England

 

THOMSON AA

 

"Rugger My Pleasure" autobiography
a historical ramble through the rugby ages with a short autobiographical section
READING COPY 1st Edition 1955 Pages 192 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Journalist

 

WHEELER, Peter 

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"Rugby From The Front" An autobiography
England & Lions hooker
READING COPY  1st Edition 1983 Pages 216 Ref: BA - £2.50 
England & British Lions

 

WILLIAMS, JPR 

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"JPR"
Wales & British Lions full back, a rock in defence, dropped the goal which clinched the series for the 1971 Lions 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1979 Pages 254 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Wales & British Lions

 

WOOLLER, Wilf

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"The Skipper" by Andrew Hignell
Possibly Wales' greatest sportsman, Wilf Wooller received his first cap while still a schoolboy in Wales' first victory over England at Twickenham in 1933. Post war he became Glamorgan cricket captain during their first ever Championship victory campaign, he also played hockey and squash for Wales and soccer for Cardiff City.     
READING COPY 1st Edition 1995 Pages 224 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

HASTINGS, Scott

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"Great Scott" - Autobiography
Scottish centre
READING COPY 1st Edition 1996 Pages 190 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Scotland & British Lions

 

HOLMES, Terry

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"My Life In Rugby"
Able successor to Gareth Edwards
READING COPY 1st Edition 1988 Pages 182 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Wales & British Lions

  

IRVINE, Andy

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"Andy Irvine - An Autobiography"
Scotland and British Lions full back / winger, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1985 Pages 212 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Scotland & British Lions

  

JAMES, Carwyn

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"Carwyn - A personal Memoir" - by Alun Richards
Rare biography of Welsh outside half who went on to become one of the greatest coaches the game has ever seen He was the mastermind behind the 1971 British Lions series victory in New Zraland and Llanelli's great victory over the All Blacks in 1972
READING COPY 1st Edition 1984 Pages 165 Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
Wales

 

JOHN, Barry

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"The King" - An Autobiography with Paul Abbandonato, foreword by George Best
Gifted fly half, known as the "King" his brilliance reigned supreme during the 1971 Lions tour of New Zealand, second autobiography with a look at modern day rugby 
READING COPY Published in 2000 Pages 207 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales & British Lions

 

JONES, Peter

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"It's Me Tiger" by Norman Harris
All Black No 8
READING COPY 1st Edition 1965 Pages 77 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
New Zealand

 

LAIDLAW, Chris

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"Mud in Your Eye"
NZ scrum half & captain
READING COPY 1st Edition 1973 Pages 198 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand

 

McBRIDE, Willie John

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"Willie John" by Edmund Van Esbek
Ireland and British Lions (1974) captain. One of the greatest players of all time
READING COPY 1st Edition 1976 Pages 160 Ref: BSRB  - £7.50
Ireland & British Lions

 

McCARTHY, Winston

 

"Rugby In My Time"  by Winston McCarthy, 
Reminsces of All Black journalist including stories from tours and profiles of the rugby greats 1945-1956
READING COPY Reprint 1959  Pages 200 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Journalist

 

McCARTHY, Winston

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"Listen.....! it's a Goal"  by Winston McCarthy
Reminisces of All Black journalist, his full life story, mostly rugby but also includes Olympics, Boxing, Rowing, Cricket etc
READING COPY Reprint 1959  Pages 200 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Journalist

 

McCORMICK, Fergie

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"Fergie"  by Alex Veysey, 
All Black full back
READING COPY 1st Edition 1973 Pages 175 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand

 

McKENZIE, Norman

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"On With The Game" by Norman McKenzie and Arthur Carman , 
New Zealand Selector and Administrator. For thirty years the sole selector of the Hawkes Bay Rugby Union including the 1960s Ranfurly Shield tenure.
READING COPY 1st Edition 1961 Pages 165 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand Selector

 

McLAREN, Bill

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"Talking of Rugby" - An Autobiography
Great Scottish rugby commentator 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1991 Pages 226 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Commentator

 

McLEAN, Paul

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"Paul McLean - The Story of a Wallaby Great"  by M McGregor
Australian goal kicking machine
READING COPY Published in 1986 Pages 217 Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
Australia

 

MORGAN, Cliff

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"Beyond the Fields of Play"
great Welsh stand off 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1996 Pages 246 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales & British Lions

 

OSLER, Bennie

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"The Bennie Osler Story" by Chris Greyvenstein, 
1920s & 30s Springbok. ***** Rated No 6 in Dave McLaren's "Ten Best Books On Rugby" ***** 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1970 Pages  Ref: BSRB  - £15.50
South Africa

 

RIVES, Jean-Pierre

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"A Modern Corinthian" by  Peter Bills
Great French captain and flamboyant personality of the 1970s
READING COPY 1st Edition 1986 Pages 202 Ref: BSRB  - £5.50
France

 

ROBBIE, John

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"The Game of My Life"
Irish scrum half who very nearly became a Springbok after emigrating to South Africa
READING COPY 1st Edition 1989 Pages 195 Ref: BSRB  - £12.50
Ireland

 

SAMUEL, Bill  

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"Rugby-Body & Soul" - Autobiography 
 Gareth Edwards mentor, story of his formative years Ref: BA:  paperback copy £10, 
READING COPY Pages 155 Ref: BSRB  - £7.50
Coach

 

SCOTT, Bob

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"The Bob Scott Story" - Autobiography with Terry McLean
All Black full back
READING COPY 1st Edition 1956 Pages 209 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
New Zealand

 

THOMAS, JBG 

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"Rugger in the Blood" 
memoirs of leading Welsh journalist    
READING COPY 1st Edition 1985 Pages 256 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Journalist

 

THOMAS, Watcyn

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"Watcyn Thomas" - Autobiography
Welsh captain between 1927 and 1933. Captained Wales in their first ever win at Twickenham in 1933. Published in 1977 this 102 page autobiography covers the career of this great player
READING COPY 1st Edition 1977 Pages 102 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

THORBURN, Paul

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"Kicked Into Touch" - Autobiography
Welsh capatin in the early 90s, this Welsh full back tells he story of his rugby career at Neath and playing for Wales
READING COPY 1st Edition 1992 Pages 183 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

SMITH JV

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"Good Morning Mr President
President of the RFU reviews his year in office
READING COPY 1st Edition 1985 Pages 173 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
England

 

THOMSON AA

 

"Rugger My Pleasure" autobiography
a historical ramble through the rugby ages with a short autobiographical section
READING COPY 1st Edition 1955 Pages 192 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Journalist

 

WILLIAMS, JPR 

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"JPR"
Wales & British Lions full back, a rock in defence, dropped the goal which clinched the series for the 1971 Lions 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1979 Pages 254 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50
Wales & British Lions

 

WOOLLER, Wilf

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"The Skipper" by Andrew Hignell
Possibly Wales' greatest sportsman, Wilf Wooller received his first cap while still a schoolboy in Wales' first victory over England at Twickenham in 1933. Post war he became Glamorgan cricket captain during their first ever Championship victory campaign, he also played hockey and squash for Wales and soccer for Cardiff City.     
READING COPY 1st Edition 1995 Pages 224 Ref: BSRB  - £4.50
Wales

 

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Scotland  - "The Famous XV" by Kevin Ferrie, 
Profiles of Scottish greats, from Ken Scotland to Iain Paxton, mostly players who wore the thistle in the 1970s, 80s & 90s. 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1994 Pages 204 Ref: BSR -  £3.50

 

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South Africa  - "The Springboks Talk" by Maxwell Price, 
biographies of Springbok players, click on the 'contents' page to see players profiled.
READING COPY 1st Edition 1955 Pages 196 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50

 

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South Africa  - "Giants of South African Rugby with a Report on the "Lions" by AC Parker
Split into two parts this book covers the careers of 11 Springboks followed by a detailed report of the 1955 Lions in South Africa
READING COPY 1st Edition 1977 Pages 122 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50

 

South Africa - THEY MADE HEADLINES by Chris Greyvenstein
Player profiles of prominent Springboks, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1972 Pages  Ref: BSRB  - £5.50

 

Misc  - "Great Rugger Players" by JBG Thomas, 
Player profiles, Five Nations, SA & NZ players, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1955 Pages 192 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50

 

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Misc  - "Great Contemporary Players" by JBG Thomas, 
50 biogs, Five Nations, SA & NZ players, 
READING COPY 1st Edition  Pages  Ref: BSR -  £3.50

 

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Misc  -  "Rugby: The Great Ones" by Cliff Morgan, 
In depth biographies of of the top players.
READING COPY 1st Edition 1970 Pages 136 Ref: BSRB  - £2.50

 

HISTORIES

AUSTRALIA 

81.jpg (50317 bytes) AUSTRALIA - "With the Wallabies" by Greg Growden
Growden spent 10 years with the Wallabies, this is story of behind the scenes, how the Wallabies made it to the top, their Grand Slam tour of 1984 and the 1991 RWC victory 

READING COPY

1st edition 1995 Pages: 198 Ref: BSR £4.50

 

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS

british lions by John Griffiths.jpg (60854 bytes) "BRITISH LIONS" by John Griffiths, published 1990, a 221 page large format hardback history of the British  tourists from 1888 to 1990 

READING COPY - Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

ENGLAND

01.jpg (41614 bytes) "The History of The Rugby Football Union" by OL Owen
Official history of the RFU
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1955 Pages: 368 Ref: BSR £7.50

 

04.jpg (53233 bytes) "The Men In White"  by Wallace Reyburn
History of rugby in England from the origins of the game to the 1970s, includes chapters about England on tour and tourists in England, with a nice chapter on English greats, Wakefield, Poulton-Palmer, Stoop, Jackson, Jeeps, Sharp, Hiller etc
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1975 Pages: 150 Ref: BSR £2.50

 

02.jpg (45065 bytes) "England Rugby"  by Barry Bowker, 
England - A history of the National side 1871 - 1978. concentrates on English international matches, well researched with information and photographs from former players
READING COPY Revised Edition: 1976 Pages: 199 Ref: BSR £2.50

 

midland.jpg (31455 bytes) MIDLANDS - "Midland Rugby Football" by Gerald Holmes
History of clubs & services rugby in the Midlands area, Rugby, Aston Old Edwardians, Birmingham, Burton on Trent, Camp Hill Old Edwardians, Coventry, Five Ways Old Edwardians, Handsworth, Moseley, Old Edwardians, Wolverhampton, Worcester. The first chapters are memories of the author's time watching rugby in the area.   
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1950 Pages: 121 Ref: BSR £8.50

 

15.jpg (35333 bytes) HARLEQUINS - "Harlequin Story"  by HBT Wakelam
An early 'Quins history, memories of Stoop & Wakefield and life at Twickenham

READING COPY 

Published in 1954 Pages: 172 Ref: BSR £3.50

 

75.jpg (36222 bytes) LONDON SCOTTISH - "The First 100" by Frank Morris
Scottish Exiles in London, a great history with plenty of illustrations
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1977 Pages: 199 Ref: BSR £5.50

 

centenary-history.jpg (71660 bytes) OXFORD UNIVERSITY - "Centenary History 1869 - 1969"
Great history of the dark blues, includes player's biographies, results + a good narrative.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1969 Pages: 272 Ref: BSR - £10.50

 

blood.jpg (42093 bytes) TRINITY GUILD RFC - "Blood, Sweat & Beers" by John Collings
History of Coventry based side
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1972 Pages: 172 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

FRANCE

B-05.jpg (39675 bytes) "The Rise of French Rugby" by Potter & Duthen
Historical look at French rugby, concerns itself mostly with the 1950s but includes a chapter on the expulsion of France from the Five Nations in 1931. 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1961 Pages:  218 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

NEW ZEALAND

B-36.jpg (47502 bytes) "Black, Black, Black!" by Morrie Mackenzie
A look at New Zealand Rugby, past present and future, 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1969 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

27.jpg (46326 bytes) "Haka! The All Blacks Story" by Winston McCarthy
Complete history of NZ rugby by leading broadcaster, includes formation of NZRFU and early tours by All Blacks and tourists in NZ
READING COPY 3rd Imp: 1968 Pages: 348 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

B-06.jpg (50338 bytes) "Great Days In NZ Rugby" by Terry McLean
Stories from new Zealand rugby history, a great read. (Editions - 1st - 1959, 2nd - 1959,  2nd, boardbacked - 1959, paperback - 1976) ***** Rated No1 in Dave McLaren's "Ten Best Books On Rugby" *****
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1959 Pages: 198 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

23.jpg (48589 bytes) NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS - "Champagne Rugby" by Peter Minogue
The story of Secendary School Rugby in New Zealand, illustrated narrative, including college rugby
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1961 Pages: 204 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

SCOTLAND

21.jpg (50026 bytes) "History of Scottish Rugby" by Sandy Thorburn (Honorary Historian & Librarian of the SRU)
Official history of Scottish Rugby - 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1980 Pages: 346 Ref: BSR - £10.50

 

46.jpg (52863 bytes) "A Portrait of Scottish Rugby" by Alan Massie
a nice history of Scottish rugby 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1984 Pages:  198 Ref: BSR - £10.50

 

45.jpg (44831 bytes) SCOTTISH BORDERS - "Rummle Them Up" by Walter Thomson
The Scottish Borders have for years been the stronghold of Scottish rugby, this is the story of rugby in this region
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1989 Pages: 87 Ref: BSR - £7.50

 

SOUTH AFRICA 

36.jpg (37726 bytes) SPRINGBOK STORY by Danie Craven 
published in 1954, this is the in depth account of Springbok rugby between the years of 1949 and 1953
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1954 Pages: 200 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

05.jpg (36462 bytes) "Springbok & Silverfern" by Reg Sweet
history of NZ & S Africa encounters 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1960 Pages: 200 Ref: BSR - £6.50

 

64.jpg (55661 bytes) "Goodbye Newlands, Farewell Eden Park" by Fred Labuschagne 
history of NZ & SA encounters 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1974 Pages: 242 Ref: BSR - £8.50

 

59.jpg (58728 bytes) UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN - "The Varsity Spirit" by BABROW/STENT
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1963 Pages:  144 Ref: BSR - £7.50

 

WALES

06.jpg (64526 bytes) WALES - "History of Welsh International Rugby" by John Billot, 
Match by match history of Welsh international rugby, invaluable work for the Welsh historian
READING COPY 1st Edition:  1970 Pages: 285 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

05.jpg (62650 bytes) WALES - ""Men In Scarlet" by JBG Thomas
Early 1970s history by Wales' most travelled journalist
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1972 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

41.jpg (54936 bytes) WALES - "The Illustrated History of Welsh Rugby" by JBG Thomas
a chronicle of Welsh rugby. Some great photographs accompany JBG's in depth commentary.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1980 Pages: 256  Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

rr-01.jpg (75397 bytes) tr-03-02.jpg (96210 bytes) "Rugby Recollections" by WJ Townsend Collins "Dromio" foreword by Tommy Vile
Memories of Newport based journalist. This is a fantastic look back at 60 years of early rugby including chapters on the great players and incidents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. A look at the tourists from Australia, New Zealand & South Africa. Well illustrated with many photos of teams and individual players.  
READING COPY 1st edition: 1948 Pages: 224 Ref: BSR - £12.50

 

08.jpg (64107 bytes) WALES - "A Touch of Glory" by Alun Richards, 
illustrated centenary history of rugby in Wales
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1980  Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

01.jpg (40997 bytes) "The Rugby Clubs of Wales" by David Parry-Jones
Covers the top 17 clubs
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1989 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

04.jpg (51680 bytes) WALES - "Welsh Rugby – The Crowning Years 1968-1980, by Clem Thomas & Geoffrey Nicholson
A look at the glory years of Welsh rugby
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1980  Pages: 263 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

08.jpg (45624 bytes) WALES - "Rugby in Wales" edited by JBG Thomas & Rowe Harding 
A very good history focusing on the successful years of Welsh Rugby
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1970 Pages: 156 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

RUGBY HISTORIES 1823 - 1960

10.jpg (49423 bytes) 10b.jpg (93118 bytes) 10c.jpg (74281 bytes) 10d.jpg (139989 bytes) "Rugger" by Wakefield & Marshall
A general book on rugby with views and comments of players, personalities and issues of the period, a large section on coaching includes techniques rather than positions, this is how to play the game by England's Grand Slam captain Wavell Wakefield, the most successful and celebrated British player of the 1920s, supplementary information includes club histories, laws of the game, international & player records.  
READING COPY This Edition: 1930 Pages: 491 Ref: BSR - £12.50

 

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"Rugby Football" by HBT Wakelam
coaching & instructional manual, some historical content.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1936 Pages: 223 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

16.jpg (37517 bytes) "Rugby Football"  by Cliff Jones
A coaching book by Wales outside half, introduction and 'afterthoughts' by 1905 stars Gwyn Nicholls and Percy Bush
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1937 Pages: 178 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

19.jpg (46182 bytes) 19b.jpg (72474 bytes) "Rugger:The Man's Game" by EHD Sewell
Excellent historical content, the author has seen just about every important match in the British Isles up to this date including 187 internationals. His memories include Wales v NZ 1905, South African tours of 1906 & 1912, chapters include great tries and great kicks. Other contributors to this book include CB Fry, Harry Packer Dr Joe Wallace & John Daniell 
READING COPY Revised Edition: 1950 Pages:  276 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

  "Rugger...Do It This Way" by SUGDEN/HOLLIS
Instructional book, mostly photographic plates showing players 'how it should be done'
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1946 Pages:  44 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

45.jpg (36241 bytes) "Rugby Football" by Haydn Tanner
 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1950 Pages:  147 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

08.jpg (12623 bytes) "The Manual Of Rugby Union Football by HF Ellis
in depth coaching manual 
READING COPY 1st Edition:1952, Pages: 280 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

 "On Rugby" by Danie Craven
After publishing "Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby", a coaching book in Afrikaans, Craven was badgered by the public to produce a book in English, this is his offering, a tactical and theoretical book drawing on his experiences as Springbok captain and coach. 
READING COPY pub in 1952 Pages: 212 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

09.jpg (40522 bytes)  "Report On Rugby"  by MORGAN/NICHOLSON
An interesting historical view of the game of rugby, rugby from a different perspective 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1959 Pages: 232 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

RUGBY HISTORIES WRITTEN IN MODERN TIMES (POST 1960)

07.jpg (58565 bytes) "Rugby Remembered" by David Parry-Jones
Interesting illustrated history, the author has taken many illustrations from the pages of The Illustrated London News, also covers the modern game.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1988 Pages: 186 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

16.jpg (46044 bytes) "The World Of Rugby" by John Reason & Carwyn James
history of rugby from 1823 onwards - written to accompany the BBC series "The World of Rugby"
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1979 Pages: 288 Ref: BSR £2.50

 

ANTHOLOGIES

B-04.jpg (41271 bytes) "Rugby Football - An Anthology" by Kenneth Pelmear
A brilliant work, well put together including an excellent section on the origin of football
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1958 Pages: 360 Ref: BSR -  £2.50

 

25.jpg (50187 bytes) "The Rugby Companion" by Wallace Reyburn
Rugby shorts, short stories by the author with snatches taken from other books, a general book, with mostly historical content. ***** Rated No7 in Dave McLaren's "Ten Best Books On Rugby" *****
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1969 Pages: 122 Ref: BSR -  £2.50

 

GROUNDS & STADIUMS

Taffs Acre.jpg (52135 bytes) CARDIFF ARMS PARK - TAFF'S ACRE edited by David Parry-Jones
History of the world's most historic rugby ground, details of all the great matches there, Wales v New Zealand 1905 & 1935, Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1964 & 1973, they built the world's greatest rugby stadium - then they knocked it down.
READING COPY 1st Edition: Pages:  Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

05.jpg (40499 bytes) TWICKENHAM - "Twickenham" by Wallace Reyburn 
History of HQ from 1909 to1976 - Billy Williams' cabbage patch as it was once known has seen some fantastic victories for England, the first match was against Wales in 1910 and England defeated Wales for the first time in 12 years, Reyburn completes the history with a look at other Twickenham events, a must have publication for the England fan 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1976 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR -  £7.50

REFERENCE

 

19.jpg (51852 bytes) "The Encyclopedia of Rugby Football" by JR Jones
 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1958 Pages: 186 Ref: BSR  -  £1.50

 

guinniss-rugby.jpg (52105 bytes) The Guinness Book of Rugby Facts & Feats by Terry Godwin & Chris Rhys
An interesting publication with a great section on "Rugby Around the World" which gives statistics and a short history of remote rugby playing countries. Mauritius, Mexico etc.  
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1981 Pages:  258 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

11.jpg (76388 bytes) "The Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Rugby" edited by Norman Barrett
A year by year look at the matches and moments that made the news from the early days of rugby football to 1996
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1996 Pages: 192 Ref: BSR -  £5.50

 

17.jpg (43646 bytes) "Rugby's Strangest Matches" by John Griffiths
Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby, one of those books you just can't put down
READING COPY 1st Edition: 2000 Pages: 313 Ref: BS -  £12.00

 

TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER COMPETITIONS

02.jpg (52347 bytes) MELROSE SEVENS - "The Official History of the Melrose Sevens" by Walter Allan
Look at the foundation of Sevens and the history of the world's oldest Rugby Sevens tournament
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1994 Pages: 185 Ref: BSR - £5.50

 

03.jpg (39174 bytes)  VARSITY MATCH - OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE "Oxford v Cambridge - The Story of the Varsity Match" by Howard Marshall 
story of the Varsity match 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1951 Pages: 256 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

06.jpg (51972 bytes)  VARSITY MATCH - OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE - "The Bowring Story of the Varsity Match" by David Frost
Complete history of the Varsity match, includes excellent statistical section with match by match breakdown.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1988 Pages: 256 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

HISTORIES - MISC

33.jpg (48110 bytes) "Side-Steps - A Rugby Diary"  by Davies & Morgan
review of the 1984/5 season by Gerald Davies
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1985 Pages:   Ref: BSR - £1.50

 

17.jpg (52100 bytes) "Barbarians, Gentlemen & Players" by Dunning & Shead
A sociological study of the game
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1979 Pages: 321 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

29.jpg (48914 bytes) "Up and Under"  by Frank Keating
A rugby diary for 1983 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1983 Pages:  190 Ref: BSR  -  £8.00

 

26.jpg (44455 bytes) "Mud, Blood - Money" by Ian Malin
The game turns professional - a look at the impact it has on English rugby
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1997 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £12.00

 

27.jpg (39709 bytes) "Winter Colours" by Donald Macrae
William Hill Book of the Year, professional rugby reviewed 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1998 Pages: 386 Ref: BSR - £3.50

 

40.jpg (44308 bytes) "A History of Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn
A nice history of the game with a good section on International tours
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1971 Pages: 147 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

21.jpg (44562 bytes) "Rugby In Focus" by JBG Thomas
review of rugby in 1978 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1979 Pages:  216 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

13.jpg (45980 bytes) "Great Moments In Sport: Rugby Football"  by JBG Thomas
31 memorable moments from the sport of rugby union, match reports, including Scotland v England 1974, East Wales v NZ 1967, Wales v France 1968, Hawkes Bay v Lions 1971, South Africa v Lions 1962, Barbarians v Fiji 1970.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1975 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR -  £2.50

 

22.jpg (42289 bytes) "Fifty Two Famous Tries"  by JBG Thomas
From 1893 (Arthur Gould scoring to win the first Welsh Triple Crown) to 1965 (Andy Hancock for England against Scotland) - tries that shaped the history of the game, a great read.  
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1966 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR -  £2.50

 

TOURS - SIX NATIONS ETC

ALL BLACKS 

  All Blacks to British Isles & France 1953/4  - "The Fourth All Blacks 53-4" by John Hayhurst, 
 
READING COPY 1st Edition 1954 Pages 264 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

04.jpg (42762 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 - "Willie Away" by Terry McLean
A great tour account by New Zealand's most prolific rugby author Terry McLean 
READING COPY ONLY 1st Edition: 1964 Pages: 302 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 - "Whineray's All Blacks" by Richard Evans 
A nicely narrated story of the tour
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1964 Pages: 235 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

03.jpg (52632 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 - "All Blacks Tour 1963-4" by Andrew Mulligan
tour record by 1959 British Lion turned journalist.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1964 Pages: 191 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

04.jpg (45195 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 - "The All Blacks 1967" by David Frost
Match by match tour record with statistical analysis by Guardian journalist Frost 
READING COPY ONLY 1st Edition: 1968 Pages: 174 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

05.jpg (45560 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 - "The Unsmiling Giants" by Wallace Reyburn
An entertaining read and look at the tour.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1968 Pages: 170 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "Rugby and be Damned" by GR David
READING COPY ONLY 1st Edition: 1970 Pages: 219 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

b29.jpg (72676 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles 1978 - "Mourie's Men" by Wallace Reyburn
Post tour book for the first ever All Black Grand Slam tour.
READING COPY 1st edition 1978 pages 204 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

b30.jpg (82553 bytes) All Blacks to British Isles 1978 - "After the Final whistle" by Spiro Zavos 
post tour book for Mourie's Grand Slam team, includes a look at rugby in NZ since the war
READING COPY 1st edition 1979 pages 243 Ref: BSR - £4.50

 

"Fifty Years Of The All Blacks" by WOOLLER and OWEN 
A complete history of the All Blacks in the British Isles 1905 - 1954, contributions by the players who played against the All Blacks, Rhys Gabe (Wales) reviews the 1905 tour, LJ Corbett (Ireland) looks at the 1924 tour, Wilf Wooller (Wales) on the 1935/6 tour, Sam Walker & Jock Wemyss join the other 3 on their review of the 1953/4 tour. Each individual match is covered on all tours with reports and teams.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1954 Pages: 272 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

BRITISH LIONS

1968 BOOK The 1968 Lions.jpg (29868 bytes) "The 1968 Lions" by John Reason, the rugby correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, 260 pages.  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £7.50

04.jpg (51028 bytes) "The Victorious Lions" by John Reason, 1972, 252pp -  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £7.50

1971 BOOK The Roaring Lions.jpg (29844 bytes) "The Roaring Lions" by JBG Thomas, 179 pages,  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £7.50

10.jpg (73523 bytes) "Endless Winter" by Stephen Jones, the inside story of the rugby revolution, William Hill book of the year. Covers 1993, over 100 pages on the Lions tour.  READING COPY 

Ref: BSR - £4.50

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"The Lions Share" by Gabriel David & David Frost, 205 pages,  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £6.50

1974 BOOK How the Lions won.jpg (6970 bytes) "How The Lions Won" edited by Terry O'Connor, Eight Lions tell their secrets of how they defeated the world's greatest rugby teams, the All Blacks and the Springboks. cover the 1971 & 1974 tours. Chapters by Syd Millar, Willie John McBride, Ian McLaughlan, Fran Cotton, Fergus Slattery, Gareth Edwards, Mike Gibson and JPR Williams. Terry O'Connor sums up the tours, Colin Meads and Hannes Mairais reply for the defeated. A fascinating read.  READING COPY - Ref: BSR - £7.50
1974 BOOK The Greatest Lions.jpg (30089 bytes) "The Greatest Lions" by JBG Thomas, post tour book by well travelled western mail journalist,  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £7.50

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"Trial of Strength" by JBG Thomas, 1977, 176 pages, the story of the tour by Western Mail journalist JBG,  A READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

1977 BOOK Lions Down Under.jpg (29313 bytes) "Lions Down Under" published immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John Reason, the rugby correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. A regular tourist with the British Lions.  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

1977 BOOK Lions 77.jpg (28999 bytes) "Lions 77" published immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by Keith Quinn, New Zealand rugby correspondent.  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

1980 BOOK British Lions - Hopkins.jpg (30320 bytes) "British Lions 1980" published immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John Hopkins, the rugby correspondent of the Sunday Times.  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

1980 BOOK Injured Pride.jpg (29024 bytes) "Injured Pride " published immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by the 1971 coach Carwyn James and Chris Rea.  READING COPY  

Ref: BSR - £4.50

1980 BOOK Backs to the wall.jpg (28403 bytes) "Backs to the Wall" published immediately after the tour, this is the account of the tour by John Reason, the rugby correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. A regular tourist with the British Lions.  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

LIONS v ALL BLACKS '83 - TWO SIDES TO THE ARGUEMENT - Two Sides to the Argument", a post tour account by Ian Robertson with Billy Beaumont and Terry McLean with Andy Dalton -  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

bk Lions 83 - FROST, David.jpg (79483 bytes) LIONS '83, THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR by David Frost, 161page post tour book by the Guardian's senior rugby correspondent,  -  READING COPY

Ref: BSR - £4.50

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THE LIONS IN WINTER by Karl Johnston, 1983, 195 page post tour book, -  READING COPY 

Ref: BSR - £5.50

 

SPRINGBOKS

 

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Springboks to Britain 1969/70

"Springbok Invasion" by JBG Thomas

Welsh journalist on a tour disrupted by politics, READING COPY

1st edition 1970

pages 199

Ref: BSR-bktrsa69-jbgt -  £5.00

 

19.jpg (29753 bytes) "Springboks In Wales" by John Billot
match by match accounts of the Springboks in Wales
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1974 Pages:  311 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

WALLABIES

10.jpg (42617 bytes) Wallabies to British Isles 1975/6 - "Wallabies Walkabout" by JBG Thomas
Hipwells tourists in the British Isles 
READING COPY 1st edition 1976 pages 183 Ref: BSR - £2.50

MISC

COACHING

99.jpg (38237 bytes) "On Rugby" by Fred Allen
excellent NZ coaching book by former All Blacks captain & coach

READING COPY

Published in 1970 Pages: 242 Ref: BSR - £2.50C29

 

92.jpg (43142 bytes) "Rugby Union" by John Dawes
Coaching from 1971 Lions captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest passers of the ball of all time
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1974  Pages:  64 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

80.jpg (45046 bytes)  "High Speed Rugby" by ES & WJ Higham 
How to play fast open rugby, an in depth look at the game
READING COPY 1st Edition:1960 Pages: 334 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

  "Rugby On Attack" by Ron Jarden
All Black Jarden on how to play rugby, the first chapters are autobiographical and deal with his career
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1961 Pages: 226 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

74.jpg (46149 bytes) "Rugby: Success Starts Here" by Derek Robinson
various aspects of rugby disected
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1969 Pages: 147 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

  "Bob Scott On Rugby" by Bob Scott
tactical analysis by All Black great
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1955 Pages:  155 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

67.jpg (38526 bytes) "Instructions to Young Rugger Players" by Cedric Venables
rare coaching book
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1960 Pages: 112 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

66.jpg (43706 bytes) "The Rugby Game" by JM Wallace
a manual for coaches & players
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1976 Pages: 176 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

  "Rugby Skills Training And Tactics" by Les Williams
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1962 Pages: 192 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

10.jpg (20741 bytes) "Rugby Union Football" by HLV Day
General advice by Day who in his time played for Leicester and England. Includes personal memories and a chapter on memorable matches  
READING COPY 1st Edition:1952 Pages: 203 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

06.jpg (38990 bytes) 06b.jpg (63423 bytes) 06c.jpg (46389 bytes) "Rugby Football-Hints On How To Play It" by LR Tosswill
A coaching book with some nice photographs taken from early 1920s French, Irish & Welsh matches.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1925 Pages: 128 Ref: BSR - £9.50

 

  "Rugger...Do It This Way" by SUGDEN/HOLLIS
Instructional book, mostly photographic plates showing players 'how it should be done'
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1946 Pages:  44 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

82.jpg (32321 bytes)25.jpg (46022 bytes) "Rugby Football For Schools" by JT Hankinson
Instructional book for schools
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1946 Pages: 181 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

91.jpg (60678 bytes) "Steps to First Class Rugger"  by G De La Condamine
concentrates mainly on the skills of the game, foreword by Wavell Wakefield
READING COPY 1st Edition:  1950 Pages: 154 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

08.jpg (12623 bytes) "The Manual Of Rugby Union Football by HF Ellis
in depth coaching manual 
READING COPY 1st Edition:1952, Pages: 280 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

07.jpg (16511 bytes) "Rugby Football" by John Mainwaring
First published in 1950. A coaching book that also includes a short history of the game.
READING COPY Reprint: 1953 Pages: 102 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

 "On Rugby" by Danie Craven
After publishing "Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby", a coaching book in Afrikaans, Craven was badgered by the public to produce a book in English, this is his offering, a tactical and theoretical book drawing on his experiences as Springbok captain and coach. 
READING COPY NZ reprint:1953 Pages: 212 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

28.jpg (95427 bytes) "Rugby Football For Schools" by JT Hankinson
Instructional book for schools
READING COPY 2nd Edition: 1958 Pages: 172 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

09.jpg (40522 bytes)  "Report On Rugby"  by MORGAN/NICHOLSON
An interesting historical view of the game of rugby, rugby from a different perspective 
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1959 Pages: 232 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

HUMOUR

  "Heard in the Scrum" by Robert Anderson
 
READING COPY 1st edition 1964 pages 120 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

25.jpg (42863 bytes) "Even Courser Rugby" by Michael Green
follow up to the popular "Art of Course Rugby" by the same author.
READING COPY 1st Edition: 1963 Pages: 120 Ref: BSR - £2.50

 

 

 

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