League, life, literature
Few rugby league books can ever have started with quite so much intensity as Coaching Is Chaos. John Kear's new autobiography is a trawl through a coaching career that has included two Challenge Cup successes, as well as steering England through … [Continue reading]
Adrian Morley has been around a bit. So long, in fact, that he actually played alongside Ellery Hanley, the last British hero of rugby league who was appreciated Down Under as much as Moz. Hanley is one of an impressive array of sporting stars to … [Continue reading]
Adrian Morley's autobiography Moz: My Story hits the shelves on Monday 12 November. Anyone interested in getting their copy signed can catch Morley at the following venues: Waterstones, Trafford Centre -- Saturday Nov 10, 4pm Warrington Wolves Club … [Continue reading]
WITH the World Cup less than 12 months away, few Englishmen have the first-hand knowledge of what it takes to win rugby league’s biggest global tournament. But Austin Rhodes, whose autobiography A Lad From Donkey Common has just been published by … [Continue reading]
Robbie Hunter-Paul was always a little different. Part of his appeal was that you never knew - and often got the impression he didn't either - what was coming next. In an era when Super League was establishing itself and part-time players were … [Continue reading]
His open-necked shirts, ripped jeans and leather jacket have made Nathan Brown one of the most recognisable Super League coaches. But the quotable Australian, who is the overseas recruit to have had perhaps the single biggest impact on Huddersfield … [Continue reading]
At whatever level it’s played, rugby has always been about passion. You need it to be able to step on to the pitch, you need it to run struggling amateur clubs and you need it to referee. Now, following the publication of The Heart And The Art Of … [Continue reading]
Malcolm Alker has defended his controversial autobiography The Devil Within as he prepares for the book's release. Former Salford captain Alker has used the book to reveal his use of human growth hormone, cocaine and prescription … [Continue reading]
There have been plenty of critics of the Daily Telegraph's rugby league coverage during recent years, but there can be few who could question DT sub-editor Gary Slater's love of Britain's best kept sporting secret. Slater's latest book, The … [Continue reading]
The cover to former Salford captain Malcolm Alker's autobiography, The Devil Within, has been released by Scratching Shed Publishing. The book, which goes on sale on May 7, is now available to pre-order and promises to be a rough-and-ready tumble … [Continue reading]