Rugby Warrior

Author: Gerard Siggins
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847176488
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
It's a new school term and Eoin Madden has new responsibilities. He's now captain of the Under 14s team and has to deal with friction between his friend Rory and new boy Dylan as they thrash it out for a place as scrum-half. And away from the pitch Eoin has his hands full. He starts work on a project about Irish-born All Black Dave Gallaher who died in World War I. Then history becomes reality when an old book brings Eoin a lot closer to the rugby legend than he ever thought possible ... Fast-paced action, mysterious spirits and feuding friends – it's a season to remember!

Rugby Heroes

Author: Gerard Siggins
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN: 1788490363
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
It looks like Eoin Madden's busiest term ever! He's Castlerock College's star player and he's been called up for Ireland in the Under 16 Four Nations - how will he juggle sport and school work? But his biggest challenge of all goes way beyond his own concerns and right to the heart of Irish rugby. When his oldest and best ghostly friend calls for help, can Eoin and his band of heroes solve their deadliest mystery yet? Take a dive into history –with some help from rugby legends of the past!

Rainbow Warrior

Author: François Pienaar
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780002189064
Category : Rugby football players
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
In this updated edition of his bestselling autobiography, the ex-captain of South Africa and current coach of Saracens, looks back on an eventful career in rugby union and offers his compelling views on the future of the game post-World Cup 1999.

Pigskin Warriors

Author: Steven Travers
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 1589794583
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 366

Book Description
From the leather helmet era to the media circus of college football today, Travers presents a carefully researched examination of college football and its role in our society. Photographs complement the text, providing a deep sense of how the sport has evolved, details our obsession with identifying winners, and uses examples of popular culture— the top 8 football movies of all time—to accent the influence this sport has on our culture.

Rugby Rookie

Author: Gerard Siggins
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN: 1788494008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
Book 9 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series. Eoin's back playing rugby, but this time he feels out of his depth. He's been promoted early to the Senior Cup team – where he's the youngest ever player – and he's not sure if he's ready for it. It's hard finding his feet among the older boys. A discovery from the earliest days of Irish rugby brings more ghostly encounters for Eoin – and leads him and his friends to tackle a series of crimes at the national stadium. Robberies, rucks and Senior Cup rugby make it a term to remember!

Worcester Warrior

Author: Cecil Duckworth
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 0957048165
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Autobiography of Cecil Duckworth

Rugby Flyer

Author: Gerard Siggins
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847178561
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
Eoin has been chosen for the Junior development squad so over the summer he gets to go to Dublin for a rugby summer school. Arising out of that, he and his new friends are taken on a trip to Twickenham, London, to play & watch rugby. While there, he meets a ghost: Prince Obolensky, a Russian who played rugby for England, scored a world famous try against New Zealand in Twickenham and later joined the RAF and died in WW2. The fourth book in the Rugby Spirit series.

Shadow Warriors

Author: Mir Bahmanyar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780960751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335

Book Description
No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq. With a focus on today's Army Rangers, who combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, this fascinating volume incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves.

Warriors of Camlann

Author: N.M. Browne
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408826283
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
When the thick fog of the Veil descends again, Dan and Ursula expect to return to present-day Britain. Instead, the treacherous mist transports them to an ancient world very like the one they have just escaped. But the battle they fought in only hours before is distant history to those around them and their deeds on the battlefield are legend. Dan and Ursula have travelled forwards through time, but how far? What has happened to their old allies and enemies? To find a way back, they have to piece the clues together and use all their skills of survival - as it seems they were not the only ones to step through the mist. Subtly and cleverly woven around Arthurian legend, Warriors is action-packed and completely compelling.

Rugby Runner

Author: Gerard Siggins
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN: 1847179436
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157

Book Description
Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier – he's captain of the Junior Cup team, he's training with Leinster and hoping to be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World Cup. But it's not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework – AND a ghost on a mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby. But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him? Books, crooks and rucks - it's all to play for this term!