John Daniell, a former professional rugby player, has written this fascinating novel about Mark Stevens, a former All Black playing professional rugby in Paris.

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His team ricocheted between fear and ecstasy, as they battled to save the club from relegation and their careers from the scrap heap.

Now he lifts the lid on the dark world of the journeyman player, where losing a home game is considered a crime, coaches and club owners will do anything to win, and agents ruthlessly manipulate players.