Kieran Read
Tribute to a Great Eight
By
Matt Elliott
Bateman - Hardback - RRP $39.99
‘I suppose you could say he was fearless. If you
looked at him back then, there wasn’t much to him — he was pretty
lanky. He wasn’t the type to get into fights. You can play some pretty
rough teams at times around here … but he was more the type to tell
the hot-headed guys to pull their heads in.’ — James Fraser, coach
of the young Kieran Read.
In
an era of some of the greatest All Blacks the game of rugby has ever seen,
Kieran Read counts as one of the best. Stepping up to the role of captain in
the absence of the legendary Richie McCaw, Kieran Read exhibits a rare blend of
leadership, fearlessness and outstanding skills and game smarts on the
paddock, and is hugely popular with players, coaches and administrators alike.
Writing on Read’s age-group rugby,
right through to captaining the All Blacks and playing in the Rugby World Cup,
and including chapters on the Canterbury earthquakes, and Read’s bouts of
concussion, Matt
Elliott offers a tribute to this world-class number eight for
his fans in New Zealand and around the world.
About the
author
Matt Elliott is best-known for his award-winning and
critically acclaimed book Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier
in World War I, based on his grandfather’s wartime diaries. Among other
titles, he is also the author of biographies on early All Black Dave Gallaher,
and comedian Billy T. James.
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