Jason Leonard: the Autobiography - Couverture souple

Leonard, Jason

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 000714444X ISBN 13 : 9780007144440

Editeur : HarperCollinsWillow, 2002

Synopsis

Leonard's story starts as rugby started - in the amateur days, when the Cockney Carpenter began playing for Barking and Saracens in the days before multi-million pound business owners and sponsorship deals. His big break came when he was invited to join the England squad for their tour to Argentina in 1990. It was a tour that precipitated one of the greatest periods in the history of the British game, and Leonard provides an insight into life behind the scenes with England and his new club Harlequins as the personal records continued to tumble. Rob Andrew, Will Carling, Lawrence Dallaglio, Brian Moore, Dick Best and Clive Woodward are just some of the high-profile characters of whom Leonard has plenty of stories to tell. He also recalls some of the greats such as David Campese and Jonah Lomu, whom he has played with or against on Lions tours, for the Barbarians and in three World Cups. Once told that he would never walk again after undergoing life-saving surgery on his neck, Leonard describes the torment he went through during this period, and how he fought against all the odds to re-establish himself on the international stage. With more than 90 Test caps to his name to date and a career in rugby union spanning two decades, there is no more experienced player in the modern game. With nicknames like "The Fun Bus" and "The Scourge of the Barking Barmaids", Leonard has lived a colourful and at times controversial life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alison Kervin is an award-winning writer, biographer, journalist and author of 14 books. She became the first female sports editor of a national newspaper when she took over the reins at the Mail on Sunday in 2013. She was awarded an OBE in 2017. She was COSMOPOLITAN's 'Woman of Achievement' and has won 'Feature Writer of the year', 'Interviewer of the Year' and 'Magazine Editor of the Year'. Alison runs Gold Medals Agency, and writes for The Sunday Times and The Spectator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollinsWillow
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 000714444X
• ISBN 13: 9780007144440
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Silvia Ruiz Crespo; silviaruizcrespo3@icloud.com; a11.cyberbull@gmail.com; ; Calle otamendi; Madrid; Madrid; 28039; Espagne