Description
| Product ID: | 9781780731810 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Last Amateurs |
| Subtitle: | The Incredible Story of Ulster Rugby's 1999 European Champions |
| Authors: | Author: Jonathan Bradley |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, Football variants and related games, Rugby football, Northern Ireland, c 1990 to c 2000 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1999, Ulster Rugby - whose squad included builders, students and lorry drivers, as well as professional players - overcame the odds to become the first Irish champions of Europe. This book tells for the first time the story of the players and the team, and of the turbulent campaign that led to their victory. ''If we win today, for the rest of our lives we''ll be blood brothers. Nobody can do it for us. We are the twenty-two players who can go out there and create history.'' In 1999, Ulster – whose squad included builders, students and lorry drivers, as well as professional players – overcame the odds to become the first Irish champions of Europe. The Last Amateurs tells the story of how the team went, in just fourteen months, to a record-breaking 56-3 defeat to Wasps, to victories over French giants Toulouse and Stade Français to secure their place in Irish history. Based on interviews with all the key members of the squad – including David Humphreys, Mark McCall, Simon Mason and Andy Ward – the book tells for the first time the remarkable story of the players and the team, and of the turbulent campaign that led to them being crowned kings of Europe. |
| Imprint Name: | Blackstaff Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Colourpoint Creative Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-10-12 |
