Roars from the Back of the Bus - Rugby Tales of Life from the Lions

McKinney, Stewart

ISBN 10: 1845967836 / ISBN 13: 9781845967833

Published by Mainstream Publishing, Edinbugh & London, 2012

About this Item

A Moving collection of tales that give insight into the British Lions Rugby team on Tour, stories from a galaxy of rugby stars.

Seller Inventory # 012943

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roars from the Back of the Bus - Rugby Tales of Life from the Lions
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, Edinbugh & London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845967836
• ISBN 13: 9781845967833
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rugby

About this title

Synopsis

A second volume of entertaining and inspiring rugby stories, following the successful Voices from the Back of the Bus.
     Roars from the Back of the Bus is an absorbing, amusing and at times moving collection of tales that give a rare insight into the camaraderie that exists between players at the top of their game, showing that relationships forged through experiences on a Lions tour last a lifetime.

     From the first Tour in 1888, it showcases characters with immense personality who fought together in wars or on rugby pitches in foreign lands, and who shared a bond developed through touring as representatives of the home nations. Despite the changes to the game after the advent of professionalism, the experiences of Jamie Heaslip, Brian O'Driscoll and Joe Worsley are still similar in some ways to those of earlier intrepid tourists like Blair Mayne, Lewis Jones, Sir Carl Aarvold or David Rollo. Containing defining memories and private insights from across the tours and the decades, Roars from the Back of the Bus shows that the Lions ethos remains strong at the heart of every team.

About the Author

STEWART MCKINNEY is a former Ireland international rugby player who was part of the British and Irish Lions team that was victorious against South Africa in 1974.