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David DUCKHAM

England & British Lions

"Dai for England" - an autobiography

A Coventry & England centre & winger whose spellbinding sidestep was arguably the greatest ever. Take time out if you can to replay his runs while playing for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1973. Duckham toured with the successful 1971 British Lions playing in 3 of the 4 tests, The book covers the period 1967-77 highlighting England's failures and successes in this period. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition 1980

223 pages

Ref: bkbipl.en-duckham1980dai - £18.00

Steve SMITH

England & British Lions

"The Scrum Half of My Life" Autobiography of Steve Smith

A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition 1984

Pages 205

Ref: bkbipl.en-smith1984scrum - £12.00

Roger UTTLEY

England & British Lions

"Pride In England" with David Norrie,

England & British Lions flanker & No 8, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition 1981

Pages 189

Ref: bkbipl.en-uttley1981pride - £14.00

Jonny WILKINSON Newcastle, England & British Lions	"Tackling Life - Striving for Perfection" Jonny Wilkinson with Steve Black
	Wise words from observations during Jonny's career, a secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition
	1st edition 2008	322 pages	Ref: bkbipl.en-wilkinson2008tackling - £18.00

Walter SPANGHERO France	"Rugby Au Couer" Walter Spanghero with Renaud de Laboderie
	biography of a French legend, a secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper that has a few minor nicks and tears, generally it is in good condition.
	1st edition 1969	252 pages	Ref: bkbipl.fr-spanghero1969 - £49.00

John DANIELL	"Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary" by John Daniell
	the story of a New Zealander's journey as a professional French club player, a secondhand paperback book in very good condition
	published in 2007	268 pages	Ref: bkbipl.nz-daniell2007confessions - £12.00

Jonah LOMU New Zealand	"Jonah - My Story" - Autobiography
	The autobiography of Jonah Lomu, the man who needs no introduction, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
	1st Edition 2004	Pages 270	Ref: bkbiplnz-lomu.j.2004 - £25.00

Johan le ROUX South Africa	"Biting Back" - Autobiography of Johan le Roux
	Written with Jande Koning, the title of this book refers to an infamous incident during the 1994 Springbok tour of New Zealand. The book covers that tour in detail with a match by match report. a second-hand paperback in good condition
	1st Edition 1997	85 pages	Ref: bkbipl.sa-leroux1997biting-pb - £16.00

Rob LOUW South Africa	"For the Love of Rugby" by Rob Louw with John Cameron-Dow
	Great Springbok flanker, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
	Published in 1987	Pages 225	Ref: bkbipl.sa-louw1987love £36.00

Terry HOLMES Wales & British Lions	"My Life In Rugby" - An Autobiography
	Able successor to Gareth Edwards, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in very good condition.
	1st Edition 1988	Pages 182	Ref: bkbiwa-holmes1988life - £14.00

Barry JOHN Wales & British Lions	"The Barry John Story - An Autobiography"
	Gifted fly half, known as the "King" his brilliance reigned supreme during the 1971 Lions tour of New Zealand, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition
	Published in 1974	Pages 190	Ref: bkbiwa-john1974barry - £25.00

Lewis JONES Wales & British Lions	"King of Rugger" - autobiography
	One of Wales' greats at union and league, he toured with the 1950 Lions brfore going north to Leeds, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper, the dust wrapper has minor faults but is generally in good condition.
	1st Edition 1958	192 pages	Ref: bkbiwapl-jones.lewis1958king - £35.00

Graham PRICE Wales & British Lions	"Price of Wales" with Terry Godwin
	33.333% recurring of the Pontypool Front Row, who will ever forget that try he scored on his debut for Wales against France in 1975.........................................not me. A secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
	1st Edition 1984	160 pages	Ref: bkbiwa.pl-price1984wales - £27.00

Bill SAMUEL

Coach, Welsh interest

"Rugby - Body & Soul" - Autobiography of Bill Samuel

Gareth Edwards mentor, includes the story of Edwards' formative years and how Samuel helped to mould Edwards into a superb all round sportsman, a second-hand peperback in very good condition

published in 1998

191 pages

Ref: bkbiwa-samuel1986body-chpb - £12.00

Bleddyn WILLIAMS Cardiff, Wales & British Lions	"Rugger My Life" - An Autobiography
	He was 'Captain Fantastic', Bleddyn Williams captained the British Lions in three tests on the 1950 tour and he was the last Welsh Captain to defeat the All Blacks in 1953, on the same tour he also captained the Cardiff side to a fantastic victory. A second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper.
	1st Edition 1956	192 pages	Ref: bkbiwa.pl-williams.bleddyn-ycnnduwp - £16.00

AUSTRALIA - "Giants in Green & Gold - Springboks v Wallabies 1921-1993" by Ian Diehm
A look at the history of Springbok & Wallaby encounters. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st edition 1994	263 pages	Ref: bkhiassa-diehm1994giants - £39.00

"The Australian Rugby Companion" - edited by Gordon Bray
Subtitled - the game they play in heaven, an interesting look at everything Wallaby. A secondhand paperback in very good condition
published in 2002	418 pages	Ref: bkhias.in-bray2002companion-pb - £25.00

"Fitzsimmons on Rugby" - by Peter Fitzsimmons
Subtitled - loose in the tight five, humour and stories from a former Wallaby. A secondhand paperback in very good condition
published in 1999	225 pages	Ref: bkhias.in-fitzsimmons1999on.rugby-pb - £20.00

BATH FC - "125 - A Celebration of 125 years of Rugby History " by Harry Barstow & others
A5 size card booklet to include internationals gallery and on tour with Stuart Barnes. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1990	48 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-bat1990-125-bl - £15.00

"Nothing Without Labour - Northampton Saints - The First 125 Years" by Brian Barron
A large format comprehensive history of the Midlands giants Northampton Saints. Includes an excellent statistical section. A secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in very good condition.
Published in 2005	194 pages	Ref: bkhiencb-nor2005barron - £45.00

"Inside the All Blacks" by Robin McConnell
A look at the All Blacks during the professional era, McConnell spent 3 years travelling with the NZ team, this is the inside story, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1999	Pages: 287	Ref: bkhinz-mcconnell1999inside-pb - £12.00

NEW ZEALAND MAORIS - "Maori Rugby 1884-1979" by Arthur Carman
A match by match history of the Maoris, a secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1980	256 pages	Ref: bkhinz-maoris1980carman - £39.00

TUKAPA RFC - "1892 - 1967, 75th Jubilee"
Rare history of a Taranaki club based in New Plymouth, a second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1967	56 pages	Ref: bkhinzcb-tukapa1967-75 - £35.00

"Rugby's Greatest Rivalry" by Paul Dobson
All Blacks v Springboks, history of their encounters, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1996	201 pages	Ref: bkhisa.venz-dobson1996rivalry-pb - £24.00

A Statistical History of Springbok Rugby by Teddy Shnaps
One of the most sought after books on Springbok rugby. An outstanding official statistical history of South African rugby published by the South African Rugby Board. The book covers the players, tours and matches and it's simple layout make it the first port of call when searching for any Springbok related statistics. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1989	383 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisa-shnaps1989statistical - £125.00

"More Kinds of Rugby" by Ray French
French looks at both Union and League, how they stand in the late 1980s, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1989	Pages: 181	Ref: bkhimi-french1989kinds-pb - £7.00

"Great Rugger Clubs" by JBG Thomas
Potted histories of the clubs of the British Isles, a great selection from England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper. Overall condition: good - Noted faults: some damaged areas, small pieces missing and tape repairs to the dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1962	Pages: 207	Ref: bkhimi-thomas1962clubs - £10.00

1950 - "Rugby Football" by John Mainwaring
A coaching book that also includes a short history of the game, a second-hand hardback with illustrated board, in very good condition.
1st edition 1953	102 pages	Ref: bkhi1950-mainwaring-rrfo - £15.00

1957 - "Tackle Rugger This Way" by Gerwyn Williams
pocket size look at basic rugby skills, a second-hand hardback with some minor creasing & tearing to the dust wrapper.
1st Edition: 1957	Pages: 98	Ref: bkhi1957williams.tackle - £12.00

LLANELLI - "Son of Scarlet Fever" by Les & Neil Williams
A record of Llanelli's remarkable triple triumph of the 1992/3 season, a second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1993	64 pages	Ref: bkhiwacb-lel1993son-bl - £9.00

NEWPORT - "100 Years of Black and Amber Magic 1875 - 1975"
Published by Newport RFC and printed by Central Press, Newport this is a very rare centenary history of the Rodney Paraders. the history comprises of several articles by guest authors to include overseas touring team captains (inc Wilson Whineray & Tommy Bedford, former players (inc Ken Jones & John Gwilliam) opposing players (inc Alun Pask & Carwyn James) & journalists (inc Winston McCarthy & JBG Thomas) A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1974	88 pages	Ref: bkhiwacb-npo-cn-100.years - £24.00

"10 YEARS of the OSPREYS" by PETER OWEN
Season by season stories & statistics of the first 10 seasons of Ospreys rugby. A secondhand paperback in very good condition.
published in 2013	190 pages	bkhiwacb-osp.owen.2013 - £19.00

	1991-92 Courage Clubs Championship Official Rugby Union Club Directory, a guide to all the clubs in the Courage Championship - very good condition. Ref: anen-rfu-cb1991-92-courage - £18.00
	1997-98 - Tetley's Bitter Official Rugby Union Club Directory, a guide to over 1000 clubs in the Tetley's Bitter Cup and Allied Dunbar Premiership and the Jewson National Leagues, edited by Stephen McCormack - very good condition Ref: anen-rfu-cb1997-98-tetleys - £18.00
	2000-01 - Tetley's Bitter Official Rugby Union Club Directory, a guide to over 1000 clubs in the Tetley's Bitter Cup and Allied Dunbar Premiership and the Jewson National Leagues, edited by Stephen McCormack - very good condition Ref: anen-rfu-cb2000-01-tetleys - £18.00
	2003-04 - RFU Yearbook, very good condition - 832 pages, comprehensive review of the 2002-03 season in England Ref: anen-rfu-cb2003-04-rfu-eb - £16.00
	1988 Radio New Zealand Sport Rugby Annual (formerly DB Annual) - overall condition: good - noted faults: none identified Ref: annz-db1988radio - £22.00
	1993 Radio New Zealand S Rugby Annual (formerly DB Annual) - 23rd Edition - overall condition: good - noted faults: none identified Ref: annz-db1993-radio - 20.00

	1999 Who's Who of South African Rugby - 288 pages - paperback in very good condition. Ref: ansa-who.who.1999 - £18.00
	2000 Who's Who of South African Rugby - 254 pages - paperback in very good condition. Ref: ansa-2000-whos-who - £18.00

	2002 - IRB - soft cover Ref: PL51-hblw2002ib - £8.00				2008 - Laws of the Game - IRB - softcover Ref: PL51-hblw2008ib - £8.00

Know the game

7th Edition 1964

48 pages

good condition

Ref: bkmich-know.the.game.7edn.1964-bl - £7.00

"The Alternative Coaching Manual" by Mike Burton
As the title suggests this is a look at how to coach the game (not !). Secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition
1st Edition: 1985	Pages: 119	Ref: bkmihu-burton1985alternative - £10.00

"Why the Whistle Went" published by the RFU

6th Edition:

revised September 1958

Pages: 46

good condition

Ref: blmilw-rfu.why.whistle-ed.6.1958-09 - £12.00

"The Encyclopedia of Rugby Football" by J.R. Jones. The A-Z of rugby football, published in 1960, 186 pages.

Ref: RC113-bkmi-sbc.jones1960encyclopedia - £7.00

"All Blacks Tour 1963-4" by Andrew Mulligan
A complete tour record by a former 1959 British Lion turned journalist, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper that is generally in good condition but has one or two pieces missing from the top edge and the spine.
1st Edition: 1964	191 pages	Ref: bktrnz1963-mulligan.all - £16.00

All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 - "They Missed the Bus" by Terry McLean
Ian Kirkpatrick's All Black's, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1973	322 pages	Ref: bktrnz1972-mclean.missed - £24.00

HAWICK LINDEN RFC - C'mon the Dean by Billy Russell and Gary Alexander
100 Years of Hawick Linden RFC, 1921-2021, a second-hand paperback book, as new.
Published in 2021	292 pages	Ref: bkhisccb-hawick.linden2021russell - £15.00

All Blacks to British Isles 1905

"Why the All Blacks Triumphed" by JA BUTTERY

Match by match coverage of the tour with post match comments by the leading rugby figures of the time, Arthur Gould, H Alexander, Billy Bancroft, Leonard Tosswill. A rare book on the originals tour. This copy has been rebound in black with gold block lettering on the spine. The original covers are retained which are in poor condition (not the illustrated cover)

1st Edition 1906

Pages 105

Ref: LB- bktrnz1905-buttery.triumphed - £650.00

"The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905" by George Dixon
George Dixon's (1905 ABs manager) book on the 1905 tour - an outstanding account. This is an original 1st edition published in 1906 that looks to have been rebound in soft cover, retaining the original cover to the front, an extremely rare publication. This is a paperback book with some loose pages but is believedt o be complete.
1st Edition 1906	approx 190 pages	Ref: LB-bktrnz1905-dixon.triumphant - £950.00

LLANELLI - "Scarlet Fever" produced by Glyn Walters, published by Llanelli RFC
"Scarlet Fever" - A 56 page brochure celebrating the Scarlets victory over the 1972 All Blacks, several match reports by the top journos of the day, many photos. This is a collectable booklet in very good condition.
Published in1972	56 pages	Ref: bkhiwa.cb-lel1972scarlet-bl - £45.00

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