Great Moments in Irish Rugby Hardcover – 22 Oct 2018

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Review a must for rugby fans wherever they are (Dungarvan Observer)if you’re looking for a present for a loved one with a big interest in sport, nothing says you care more than a book from the Sportsfile stable (Enniscorthy Guardian, Gorey Guardian, New Ross Standard, Wexford People)timely collection of photographs, on the eve of the autumn internationals, and with an eye on the Christmas stocking filler market chronicles the bad times (Irish players lying on the turf after losing to Argentina in the Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final in 1999) and the good (Joel Schmidt, with a look that’s difficult to describe, about to shake hands with Devin Toner after that game in Chicago) (RTE Guide) From the Back Cover BREATHTAKING PHOTOS CAPTURING MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN IRISH RUGBY   Rugby – a fast, physical game – has been played in all four provinces of Ireland since the nineteenth century, and today it is one of our most popular and successful sports, its players household names. Ray McManus and his team of Sportsfile photographers have been capturing Irish rugby for decades. Their photography showcases everything from the grit of hard-fought amateur games to the speed of professional play, from the elation of victory to the despair of defeat. They get close to the players and coaches, from the early days to the huge transformation of Irish rugby with the dawn of the professional era. Including personal stories from photographers who were there – pitch-side and behind the scenes, match after match – this book celebrates the skill, the strength and the character of Irish rugby.