The First XV: A Selection of the Best Rugby Writing - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910901067 ISBN 13: 9781910901069

Publisher: Parthian Books, 2016

Synopsis

We all like choosing the best-ever Welsh rugby team, but here is a XV with a difference. Here they are not players but writers. The exploits of the people’s heroes from Gould to Gareth Edwards are vividly recaptured in some classic prose. So too are the expectations and emotions of the most passionate followers in the world. They deserve the best team we can put out. Here it is, a selection of world-beating writing on Welsh rugby: The First XV. A collection of biographical, anecdotal, and literary essays on Britain's consuming passion for rugby, this account describes the exploits of the people’s heroes from Gould to Gareth Edwards. The beauty and exhilaration of the game is vividly recaptured in classic prose, as are the emotions and expectations of the most passionate rugby aficionados in the world. From the humorous to the erudite, this selection features work from the likes of Richard Burton, Frank Keating, John Morgan, Dylan Thomas, Alan Watkins, and Harry Webb.

About this title

About the Author

Gerald Davies CBE is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 and 1978. After retiring as a player, Davies became a journalist, writing on rugby matters for The Times. Gareth Williams has written and broadcast extensively on the sporting and musical history of South Wales.

Edition details

• Publisher: Parthian Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910901067
• ISBN 13: 9781910901069
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 93
• Editor: Williams Gareth