When Lions Roared by Tom English

When Lions Roared by Tom English

This is the riveting story of the 1971 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, which has gone down in history as one of the greatest of all time, based on exclusive new interview material with both the Lions and the All Blacks. 'Brilliantly written evocative, powerful and utterly gripping' Rugby World

'Brilliantly written – evocative, powerful and utterly gripping'

* Rugby World *

'Outstanding. . On all sort of levels, it is a compelling read. The quality of the Lions backs, the coaching intelligence of Carwyn James, the shrewd management of Doug Smith, the growing Kiwi horror at what was unfolding: all of it feels strangely fresh, partly because it is so well told and partly because so much fascinating detail has lain untouched for ages' 

-- Robert Kitson * Guardian *

'Special. Wondrous insights into the Lions' only New Zealand win ... loved it'

-- Stephen Jones * The Sunday Times *

'enthralling ... brilliantly chronicled through the eyes of those that were there'

* Western Mail *

'splendid ... not only for those of us well steeped in nostalgia, but of a wider and more immediate interest'

* The Scotsman *

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, like Tom, is also a co-author of Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.

Tom English is an award-winning BBC Sport writer and broadcaster. He won Rugby Book of the Year at the 2011 British Sports Book Awards for The Grudge, before claiming the prize again in 2016 for No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland. He is a co-author of the bestselling Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.

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ISBN 13	9781909715523
ISBN 10	1909715522
Title	When Lions Roared
Author	Tom English
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2017-05-11
Number of pages	320
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