Classic Rugby Clangers

by David Mortimer

This hilarious collection of stories taken from over 130 years of rugby history recounts some of the moments their perpetrators would rather forget. A relentlessly high-speed game, Rugby is particularly prone to crucial split-second tests of human fallibility and eccentricity, and for every player snatching victory at the last gasp there is somebody whose overconfidence or moment of self-doubt leaves the spectator clutching his head in disbelief. About the author David Mortimer s failure to master any position on the Rugby field, despite trying most of them, has enabled him to recognize a hundred and one ways of throwing a match away, and from this position of authority he has since dispensed lungfuls of good advice from the safety of the touchline.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Humor

180 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2003

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining collection of oops and laugh out loud moments from various time within the long history of rugby, from its earliest years to most recent times, and no country is left without a mention as clangers old and new are brought together in amusing fashion.

[Ruth · Rating 1 out of 5]

c2005: None of the short chapters in this book were particularly amusing, and certainly not 'hilarious', to me. There were some names mentioned that brought back a whole lot of memories of winter days, though. Written in a very snide and condescending tone which may pass for humour in some circles. Cynically, I think this was aimed at women who want to buy something for their rugby-supporting partners. Not recommended to the normal crew. "Tough words that, if they were not, should have been directed to the Springbok selectors rather than the players.."