101 Funny Irish Rugby Moments
JOHN SCALLY
Description
Irish rugby's most hilarious and outrageous moments
101 Funny Irish Rugby Moments is a collection of priceless anecdotes from the field, with interviews from Moss Keane, Mick Galwey, Peter Clohessy and plenty more, plus a foreword by the legendary Tony Ward.
From Lansdowne Road to Thomond Park, from Connacht to Ulster and Leeside to the Lions, these are some of the most unexpected tales of Irish rugby legends, like when . . .
- BRIAN O'DRISCOLL HOSTED A BOND GIRL
- PAUL O'CONNELL MET PRINCE WILLIAM
- RORY BEST TURNED INTO SLEEPING BEAUTY
- AND JAMES LOWE MADE A STRANGE REQUEST OF THE GARDAÍ
This book offers a unique glimpse into the funniest moments that have happened on and off the pitch with some of rugby's greatest characters.
Product Details
PAPERBACK
Publication date: 31 August 2023
ISBN: 978 1 78530 4675
Extent: 400pp
Format: Paperback 198x129mm
TRADE PAPERBACK
Publication date: 29 September 2022
ISBN: 978 1 78530 408 8
Extent: 400pp
Format: Paperback 234x153mm
About the Author
John Scally is a lecturer in Trinity College, but in his spare time is a writer and broadcaster. Since 1992 he has written 40 books with cumulative sales of over 250,000 copies. He is the author of the biggest selling GAA book in Ireland, Raising the Banner: The Biography of Ger Loughnane, and for a few years his biography of Tony Ward was the biggest selling rugby book in Ireland.
Reviews
'A very entertaining read' Donal Lenihan
‘This fascinating, witty compilation will delight all those addicted to the sport played by women and men with odd-shaped balls!’ Tony Ward
‘A book to tickle the funny bone of all rugby fans.’ Ollie Campbell
