Mud, Sweat and Beers

How Rugby Changed My Life

Mud, Sweat and Beers
Steven Gauge
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 256pg
14 Jan 2021 UK
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9781787836358
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Far away from the bright lights of international rugby, there is another version of the game played by ordinary blokes of all shapes, sizes and degrees of physical ability. Steven Gauge was the last person anyone would expect to find on a rugby field, being somewhat shorter than average, bespectacled and decidedly unsporty . But as a gentleman of a certain age when strange life choices are sometimes made, Steven chose to pick up a rugby ball and run with it. He discovered a hidden and hilarious world of convoluted nicknames, creative interpretations of the laws of the game and the inevitable, beer-related, post-match mayhem. But he also found a heartfelt sense of belonging and camaraderie of the kind that only a good, honest team sport can provide. So forget everything you think you know about rugby and join us on the touchline of Warlingham Rugby Club as Steven leads out the 4th XV. Welcome to the world of mud, sweat and beers
Steven Gauge was introduced to rugby at school, but failed to break out of the 4th XV. He returned to the game aged 35, writing about the experience in My Life as a Hooker, which was shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards. He still plays occasionally for Warlingham Rugby Club, in Surrey, when they are short of a front row.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781787836358
Published: 14 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Summersdale Publishers
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 256

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