Description
| Product ID: | 9781915359285 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Stand Up and Fight |
| Subtitle: | When Munster Beat the All Blacks |
| Authors: | Author: Alan English |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | True stories: general, True stories, Sports teams and clubs, Rugby Union, Sports teams & clubs, Rugby Union, Ireland, c 1970 to c 1980 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 31/10/1978, Thomond Park. On one of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100,000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground could only hold 12,000. Now, fully updated for the 45th anniversary of the match, Alan English tells the true story. ''A modern classic . . . Absolutely riveting and frequently moving'' – The Telegraph''Among the best books ever written on Irish sport'' – Sunday Tribune''Brilliant . . . Stand Up and Fight is the definitive account. It captures the essence of what makes Munster rugby and its provincial team so unique'' – Tony Ward, Irish Independent''A terrific combination of intelligent reportage and open-eyed mythmaking'' – Sunday Times''A seminal account'' – New Zealand Herald''Irresistible'' – Guardian31/10/1978, Thomond Park. On one of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100,000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground could only hold 12,000. Now, fully updated for the 45th anniversary of the match, Alan English tells the true story. |
| Imprint Name: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Publisher Name: | Polaris Publishing Limited |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-19 |
