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Hey guys, just wondering if you'd be able to recommend any rugby auto/biographies. I've been looking at the Victor Matfield, John Smit, Lewis Moddy, Donnacha O'Callaghan and Ronan O'Gara ones, but would like to hear an opinion from someone who actually owns the books.
I've heard O'Driscoll is currently writing one so I'd be pretty keen to snap that one up. Geordan Murphy also has one coming so I might have a look at that as well.

As for Miscellaneous books, does anyone happen to own these two books?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Springboks-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346488422&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Slam-...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346488571&sr=1-2
Are they any good?
 
I really enjoyed Will Greenwood's autobiography and, if you can get past the fact it's Matt Dawson, then Matt Dawson's is well worth a read too. If I were to only recommend one it would be Greenwood's though.
 
Hey guys, just wondering if you'd be able to recommend any rugby auto/biographies. I've been looking at the Victor Matfield, John Smit, Lewis Moddy, Donnacha O'Callaghan and Ronan O'Gara ones, but would like to hear an opinion from someone who actually owns the books.
I've heard O'Driscoll is currently writing one so I'd be pretty keen to snap that one up. Geordan Murphy also has one coming so I might have a look at that as well.

As for Miscellaneous books, does anyone happen to own these two books?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Springboks-...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346488422&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Slam-...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346488571&sr=1-2
Are they any good?

I found both O'Gara and O'Callaghan's interesting enough I know some people hate RO'G so much they wouldn't allow themselves to enjoy it but I found it good.
 
Ian McGeechan's book is a good read. I do need to get some rugby books, depressingly small number in my collection.
 
I read Gareth Thomas's Alfie (released before he came out). Lots of behind the scene stuff when he was coming up the ranks and in the Welsh club rugby scene. Quite a lot of funny stories
 
Johnny Wilkinson's was a great read.
I liked Lawerence Dallaglio's it was good.
If you want to read an Irish players read O'Gara's the rest of the Irish players books are pretty much the same.
 
O'Gara's was pretty good really liked DOC I have to say gave me an insight I never had Kenny Logan's was good for me primarily because we share a common disadvantage, dyslexia.
 
Victor Matfield is really good. Have it both in English and Afrikaans.
Also have the Mils Muiliania one and also Ruben wiki and Benji Marshall. All were pretty good reads.
 
As mentioned, Sir Geechs' book is good. It's really the only one I've read that I'd recommend- Despite obvious ghost writers, the likes of Shane Williams, Gavin Henson and Gareth Thomas don't strike me as great crafters of the written word. Stephen Jones and Alun Wyn Jones, on the other hand, seem more articulate but don't seem to have many thrilling stories in them. So, yeah, go with Geech, especially considering it's Lions year and all that, it'll get you in the mood.
 
There and back again by Allan Bateman and Paul Rees. Very interesting read, dealing with the change from amateurism in Union, and Bateman's personal movements between the codes.
I liked The X Factor by Graham Henry, but it is well dated now (Spring 1999, I think, just after some big match...).
 

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