Rugby Folklore
$32.38
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2019
Summary
From superstitions to send-offs, All Black nick-names to on-field battles: Rugby Folklore is a miscellany of stories, quotes, and facts that are part of the fabric of New Zealand rugby.
New Zealand has played, celebrated and commemorated rugby like no other country. We took to the game in extraordinary numbers in the late nineteenth century. Rugby was the game for all. It became a sport in which names like Grizz, Tiny, Guzzler, Pinetree, Rimu, and the Paekakariki Express have…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775541462 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775541460 |
| Author: | Matt Elliott |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 485g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 154mm x 235mm |
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Matt Elliott
Matt Elliott is one of New Zealand’s busiest authors, writing across genres for readers of all ages. His best-selling biography of comedian Billy T James was the basis for both a television biopic and cinema documentary. A winner of the Book of the Year and Best Non-fiction Book awards at the New Zealand Children’s Book Awards, he has previously written four rugby titles. He lives in Birkdale, on Auckland’s North Shore, and this year coached his local college’s Fifth grade (Open weight) rugby team.
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