Twelve Feet Tall - Rilegato

Tony Ward

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1471153576 ISBN 13: 9781471153570

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster UK, 2015

Riassunto

Tony Ward's story is a tragedy of a sporting career unfulfilled. Hailed by the Irish media as the new George Best of rugby following his pivotal performance in Munster's stunning 12-0 win over the mighty touring All-Blacks - which in itself is one of the all-time greatest Irish sporting successes - Ward became a giant of Irish sport. His surge to fame portrayed him as Ireland's next glamour boy; twelve feet tall and adored by the public. But this dazzling beginning culminating in winning his first international cap for Ireland, would then be subsequently blighted by internal feuds with the powers that be in the IRFU and lasted right up until his retirement. Now, for the first time, Ward reveals in depth (including official correspondence with the IRFU) the shocking events that took place. The nature of the game at the time allowed certain elements within the ruling body to have a negative impact upon his burgeoning career. A career which ended with just nineteen caps but which rugby people across the world admitted should have been far in excess of that. His beautiful articulacy and insights, which have made him one of the foremost journalists writing about rugby today, also come to the fore in this riveting memoir of his career. But it is his revelations which will leave you shaking your head and wondering just how this could have happened. In telling his story fully for the first time, Tony Ward dearly hopes that his experience will serve as a warning to all sporting authorities everywhere that the natural skill, talent and potential of developing young sports stars will never again be mismanaged or confidence submerged in such a callous and uncaring way. This is his story.

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L'autore:

Anthony Joseph Patrick Ward (Tony) was born in Dublin and played for Ireland in the 1970s and 80s. He also played club rugby for the two pillars of Irish club rugby - Munster, and, Leinster, as well as being chosen for the British and Irish Lions, and the iconic Barbarians. He is today a well-respected coach of St Gerards School in Bray, as well as a regular radio commentator for RTE, and writer for the Irish Independent.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Tony Ward's story is a tragedy of a sporting career unfulfilled. After arriving on the scene as the new George Best of Irish rugby when pivotal to Munster's stunning 12-0 win over the mighty All Blacks - which in itself is one of the all-time greatest Irish sporting successes - he became a giant of Irish sport; a huge glamour boy almost twelve-feet tall and adored by the public.
But this dazzling beginning was then blighted by internal feuds with the powers that be within the IRFU which began soon after he won his first cap for Ireland and lasted right up until his retirement. Now, for the first time, Wards reveals in depth (including official correspondence) the shocking events that took place. Those certain elements within Irish Rugby's leading body sabotaged his potential which in turn totally ruined his career. A career which ended with just nineteen caps but which rugby stars the world over admitted should have been far in excess of that. He also feels that the stresses and strains during that decade did not help in later life when he endured two failed marriages and a long battle with prostate cancer.
His beautiful articulacy and insights, which have made him one of the foremost journalists writing about rugby today, also come to the fore in a riveting book. But it is his revelations which will leave you shaking your head and wondering just how this could have happened. In telling his story fully for the first time, Tony Ward dearly hopes that this will serve as a warning to all future rugby authorities that the wonderful skills, talents and potentials of all young sports people must never again be sabotaged and treated in such a terrible way.
This is his story.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1471153576
• ISBN 13: 9781471153570
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288