Undefeated: The Story of the 1974 Lions - Couverture souple

Davies, Rhodri

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847719317 ISBN 13 : 9781847719317

Editeur : Y Lolfa, 2014

Synopsis

In the summer of 1974 the British and Irish Lions rugby team did something that no other side had ever done before. They returned from a twenty-two-match, four-Test tour to the southern hemisphere unbeaten. Not only did they destroy the mythical might of South Africa s Springboks, but they did so against a backdrop of political turmoil, controversy and ostracism at home, as battle lines were drawn against apartheid. Condemned off the pitch, physically assaulted on it, they were vilified and their feats dismissed. Incredibly, they emerged triumphant, bonded together like no other side in Lions history and with a record that will never be matched. Yet difficult questions have dogged them over the decades. Should they have gone at all? How does history view them? And how do they view themselves? For the first time, Rhodri Davies charts the full journey of the 74 Lions, from the epic on-field clashes and the legendary 99 call to the moral dilemmas and the ever-present comparisons with their celebrated predecessors. Here are The Greatest Lions in their own words.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rhodri Davies is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist who has worked on news, sport, documentary and magazine programmes for the BBC, ITV and S4C. He has covered Lions tours, Rugby World Cups, Six Nations Championships and club competitions throughout Europe, as well as producing and presenting Llewod 71, a celebration of the 1971 Lions tour to New Zealand.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Y Lolfa
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847719317
• ISBN 13: 9781847719317
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible