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The Iron Curtain: My Rugby Journey from League to Union
Phil Larder
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Description for The Iron Curtain: My Rugby Journey from League to Union
Hardback. The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997. Num Pages: 256 pages, assorted mono and colour pictures. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997. The authors examine how rugby league ideas revolutionised the concept of defence in union and changed the face of the game forever, and discuss the scientific 'quantum leaps' in analysis and conditioning under Sir Clive Woodward that led to triumph in 2003. ... Read more
The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997. The authors examine how rugby league ideas revolutionised the concept of defence in union and changed the face of the game forever, and discuss the scientific 'quantum leaps' in analysis and conditioning under Sir Clive Woodward that led to triumph in 2003. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785310393
SKU
V9781785310393
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Phil Larder
Nick Bishop is an elite performance consultant and author of Seeing Red and The Good the Bad and the Ugly, both shortlisted for the BSBA Sports Book of the Year. After playing for Oldham RLFC, Phil Larder MBE became the Director of Coaching in British Rugby League in 1982, and joined Clive Woodward's England team as defensive coach in 1997. ... Read more
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