Rugby: Talking A Good Game by Ian Robertson - ISBN: 9781473694675
Paperback
From rugby’s golden age to sporting legends, a commentator’s unforgettable journey.

Rugby: Talking A Good Game

The Perfect Gift for Rugby Fans

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    14 November 2019

Summary

Ian Robertson joined the BBC during the golden age of radio broadcasting and was given a crash course in the art of sports commentary from some of the greatest names ever to sit behind a microphone: Cliff Morgan and Peter Bromley, Bryon Butler and John Arlott. Almost half a century after being introduced to the rugby airwaves by his inspiring mentor Bill McLaren, the former Scotland fly-half looks back on the most eventful of careers, during which he covered nine British and Irish Lions tours…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473694675
ISBN-10:1473694671
Author:Ian Robertson
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:14 November 2019
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 36mm
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Critics Review

As richly entertaining as anyone who has heard the author in his role as an after-dinner speaker would expect.

As richly entertaining as anyone who has heard the author in his role as an after-dinner speaker would expect. - The Scotsman

About The Author

Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson is a Scottish broadcaster, writer and former international rugby player. He is best known as a rugby union commentator for BBC Radio.

Robertson played rugby union for Cambridge University, Watsonians, London Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (1968-70) and the Barbarians. The most memorable moment of his playing career was Scotland’s 1970 Calcutta Cup victory over England. At 25 he suffered a serious knee injury that ended his sporting career.

Robertson joined the BBC in 1972 and since April 1983 he has been the Corporation’s official rugby union correspondent, covering the sport not only on radio but also on television.

Robertson has written over thirty books and a number of biographies, including those of Bill Beaumont, Andy Irvine, and actor Richard Burton.

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