After the Final Whistle by Stephen Cooper
When Britains empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. With a foreword by Jason Leonard, this is the story of rugbys journey through the First World War to its first World Cup, and how those values endure today.
Award-winning author STEPHEN COOPER was born in Birmingham, England. After Cambridge University, he was a MadMan in New York, London and Toronto; he first began writing as a travel journalist. His grandfather fought at the Somme, but refused to tell the tale and so inspired a lifelong fascination for The Great War. After playing and coaching rugby for longer than he can remember, his first book therefore combined two of his many passions. Praised by commentators as diverse as Fergal Keane, Sir Anthony Seldon and Jason Leonard, it won Rugby Book of the Year at the 2013 Times British Sports Book Awards, featured in BBC TV's World War One At Home and has been optioned for West End theatre. A regular speaker, Stephen lives in Suffolk. A second book was published in August 2015: After The Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War. He is now at work on a first novel, Pear-shaped.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750964227 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750964227 |
| Title | After the Final Whistle |
| Author | Stephen Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Cross Sports Book of the Year Award 2016 |
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