JPR: Given the Breaks - My Life in Rugby by Jpr Williams

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JPR: Given the Breaks - My Life in Rugby by Jpr Williams

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The publishers of Sir Clive Woodward's WINNING! deliver the biggest rugby book of 2006 - the long-awaited life story of the legendary figure known across the world simply as 'JPR'

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JPR: Given the Breaks - My Life in Rugby by Jpr Williams

JPR Williams won his first cap for Wales in 1969, and until his retirement in 1981 was the mainstay of Welsh teams that won six Triple Crowns, three Grand Slams and six Five Nations Championships. Renowned for his power and bravery on the pitch, JPR is a hero to the Welsh and a respected icon of the rugby world. In his autobiography, JPR recalls his childhood in Bridgend and the early signs that he was destined for sporting greatness. He showed initial promise as a tennis player, beating David Lloyd at the age of seventeen to win Junior Wimbledon, but in 1968 decided to abandon any plan of becoming a professional tennis player in order to combine his medical career with amateur rugby. That year he was selected for the Welsh tour of Argentina, and this marked the beginning of his rugby adventure. He relives his early rugby career and remembers the most exciting matches of his playing days, both for Wales and for the British and Irish Lions, including the 1971 win against the All Blacks - the only time the Lions have ever beaten New Zealand in a series - a team in which he was an integral player. His love of rugby was so strong that he was unable to tear himself away from the game, and played amateur rugby well into his fifties with Tondu, the Welsh junior side.
Born in 1949 in Bridgend, JPR Williams, played international rugby for Wales for twelve years from the age of twenty, and is a Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery.
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ISBN 13 9780340923085
ISBN 10 0340923083
Title JPR: Given the Breaks - My Life in Rugby
Author Jpr Williams
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 2007-08-23
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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