Winter Colours: Changing Seasons in World Rugby
By (Author) Donald McRae
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
1st June 2014
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
796.333
Paperback
688
Width 130mm, Height 198mm
Rugby is a sport that means different things to different people around the world. So when award-winning writer Donald McRae set off to take the pulse of the sport soon after the dawn of the professional era, he began to build a portrait of the game that highlighted the contrasts between nations, who may have been united in their love for rugby, but who saw it in very different ways.
Featuring in-depth interviews with a range of great players from around the world, including Sean Fitzpatrick, Francois Pienaar and Lawrence Dallaglio among others, Winter Coloursis a compelling account of the culture of rugby as seen by its biggest stars - men who also hold dear the sport's very traditions that make it so special. This is a remarkable piece of writing and is sure to be of interest to all who follow the sport at any level.
Donald McRae is the award-winning author of eleven non-fiction books, which have featured sporting icons, legendary trial lawyers and heart surgeons. He has twice won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year, for Dark Trade and In Black & White. He is a three-timeInterviewer of the Year winnerand has also wonSports Feature Writer of the Year on three separate occasions for his work in the Guardian. He lives in Hertfordshire.