Rugby - B Samuel

Bill Samuel, the discoverer, coach, mentor and friend of Gareth Edwards MBE, is a brilliant teacher and a wise, amusing Welsh patriot. In Rugby: Body and Soul he vividly describes the culture of the Welsh industrial villages which produced him and most of the characters in this book. Rugby was and still is an integral part of the Welsh valleys and this book is an affectionate affirmation of Welsh life as well as an important contribution to the future of Welsh rugby. With a foreword by Gareth Edwards, Rugby: Body and Soul is perceptive, humane and often very, very funny.