by Graham Hutchins of Hamilton
Illustrated
by Lance Prutton of Te Awamutu
Just when you thought it was time to relax in Godzone, it becomes
apparent that 2015 is World Cup year. Rugby in Rugbyland (New Zealand) needs to
be galvanised with a view to proving to the world that we are still the best.
The material in this book will enable you to relax and enjoy the lighter
side of the often serious business of rugby – until things get really serious
at the World Cup. Tall tales, short pieces, trenchant trivia and whimsical
observations relating to the All Blacks, Super Rugby players, provincial and
club participants – and a raft of adherents in between – serve to remind us
that rugby humour can be quite distinctive. And you don’t have to wallow
in nostalgia – or yesterday’s jokes – to get away from it all. Most of the
material in this book is as contemporary as a Sonny Bill Williams off-load.
Graham Hutchins is one of New Zealand’s most versatile writers, having
written books on rugby, cricket, travel, small-town life, rock music, and other
subjects – always with a strong New Zealand flavour and often from a humorous
aspect. He is regarded as one of our foremost rugby storytellers. He is a
self-confessed rugby fanatic who follows the game religiously, enjoying all aspects,
be they serious, humorous or otherwise. As long as the All Blacks win.
Format: 210mm (depth) x 140mm (width), 128 pages, Portrait format,
Limpbound
ISBN:
978-1-86934-124-4 Grantham House Publishing -
$24.95
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