The Death Of Rugby (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR NEIL BACK)

Back, Neil

ISBN 10: 1785310542 / ISBN 13: 9781785310546

Published by Pitch Publishing, Durrington, 2015

About this Item

Fine/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NEIL BACK. Signing reads,'To ---/Not all good players/play for Bath!/Neil Back'. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of rugby player Neil Back. With 'Statistics And Honours' and Bibliography. D/w has short edge tear (8mm); else a fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NEIL BACK, D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.

Seller Inventory # 20171

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Death Of Rugby (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR NEIL BACK)
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing, Durrington
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785310542
• ISBN 13: 9781785310546
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus
• Signed: Signed by Author, Neil Back
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography and Autobiography
  • Sports and Pastimes

About this title

Synopsis

14 years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches, and broken promises. From his anti-hero role as "The Hand of Back" in Leicester Tigers' European Cup triumph over Munster, to Grand Slam glory and the 2003 World Cup with England, Neil is never far from the story. The Death of Rugby dissects the Lions' disastrous 2005 tour of New Zealand, the ousting of his mentor Dean Richards from Leicester Tigers, and Neil's three years in charge of Leeds, before being recruited by The Rugby Football Club, and why Neil and his colleagues had to walk away, despite an unbeaten season, and league, and cup double. Neil deals with the adjustment from professional sportsman into family and regular working life, despite a critical illness in 2013, which has shaped his perspective on life.

About the Author

Neil Back won the Grand Slam and the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003. He has since coached at Leicester Tigers, Leeds, Rugby Lions, and Edinburgh. Dean Eldredge is the communications director of Soar Media and Oporto Sports, and has has worked in sports media and marketing for more than 10 years.