The Immortals of Australian Rugby Union

Gordon Bray

• Publisher: Gelding Street Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781923009387
• Year: 2024

Fully illustrated profiles of the most legendary Australian rugby union players.

Hardcover and jacket gift book which names a best of the best 15-strong line-up of Australian rugby union players. Each Immortal player named is profiled in a dedicated chapter with career stats and multiple action images. There is also a group of honourable mentions and an Immortals Wallaby side. Features 100 photographs and key statistics.
The Immortals of Australian Rugby Union celebrates the greatest players to wear the green and gold for the Wallabies. It takes the Immortals concept made famous elsewhere in the sporting world and applies it to the 15-player game. Gordon Bray, the voice of rugby in Australia, chooses his XV Immortals, telling the remarkable stories behind pioneering and modern-day Wallabies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Cyril Towers
• Chapter 2: Trevor Allan
• Chapter 3: John Thornett
• Chapter 4: Ken Catchpole
• Chapter 5: Simon Poidevin
• Chapter 6: Mark Ella
• Chapter 7: David Campese
• Chapter 8: Michael Lynagh
• Chapter 9: Nick Farr-Jones
• Chapter 10: Tim Horan
• Chapter 11: John Eales
• Chapter 12: Matthew Burke
• Chapter 13: George Gregan
• Chapter 14: Stephen Larkham
• Chapter 15: George Smith
• Honourable Mentions
• The All-Time Wallaby Team
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Bibliography
• Copyright