Fifteen Men On A Dead Man's Chest

By Murray H. Ball

Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1967

Hard back with dust jacket. 143 pages. illustrated

Excellent condition

Rugby Football is a game that can be taught, up to a point, on the field of play. But anyone who wishes really to understand the game and its finer points must turn to Literature to perfect his knowledge.

This book, the AB-Z of New Zealand Rugby gives every player- all the answers. It may be recommended as a symbol of enlightenment for young players; they may carry it under their arm with their sticking-plaster and knee-bandage to show they are keen, it may be waggled with profit under the nose of the referee before retiring the compulsory ten yards. It may he thumbed through meaninglully during team-talks to show the couch you know an about him, It may be used by young wives to throw at husbands on the way to football practice with the tea uneaten on the table and the baby crying,

Wives, lovers, children, coaches, social football, referees, Shield foot- ball, foreign invaders, test matches, the Press, are all taken and closely peered at by the author, (The wobbly lines in the drawings are because his hands are still shaking.) The players are also mentioned, even the backs.