Throwing the book : the strife and crimes of a rugby referee /
by Barnes, Wayne; Dirs, Ben.
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BookPublisher: London : Constable, 2023Description: viii, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781408719541 (hbk.) :; 1408719541 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BARSubject(s): Barnes, Wayne | Rugby Union football referees -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: sport | Memoirs | Law | Football variants & related gamesSummary: There aren't many people who can say they've been the 31st man on the pitch during a World Cup humdinger, or a Grand Slam decider, or a Premiership or European Cup final; listened to the sobs of a 20-stone prop as he tries to belt out his national anthem; heard bones crunch after the mightiest of hits; or been yards away from the greatest players of the last 20 years, doing almost impossible things with a rugby ball. Especially when you're a working-class lad from the Forest of Dean, wondering how you ever got there. 'Throwing the Book' will be the definitive account of what it is to be a rugby referee.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003118450X |
There aren't many people who can say they've been the 31st man on the pitch during a World Cup humdinger, or a Grand Slam decider, or a Premiership or European Cup final; listened to the sobs of a 20-stone prop as he tries to belt out his national anthem; heard bones crunch after the mightiest of hits; or been yards away from the greatest players of the last 20 years, doing almost impossible things with a rugby ball. Especially when you're a working-class lad from the Forest of Dean, wondering how you ever got there. 'Throwing the Book' will be the definitive account of what it is to be a rugby referee.
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