- 352 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
WINNER OF THE 2010 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. Brian Moore, or 'Pitbull' as he came to be known during nearly a decade at the heart of the England rugby team's pack, established himself as one of the game's original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. Since his retirement, he has earned a reputation as an equally uncompromising commentator, never afraid to tell it as he sees it and lash out at the money men and professionals that have made rugby into such a different beast. Yet, for all his bullishness on and off the pitch, there also appears a more unconventional, complicated side to the man. A solicitor by trade, Moore's love of fine wine, career experience as a manicurist and preference for reading Shakespeare in the dressing room before games, mark him out as anything but the stereotypical rugby player and in Beware of the Dog Moore lays open with astounding frankness the shocking events, both personal and professional, that have gone towards shaping him over the years. Presenting an unparalleled insight into the mind of one of British rugby's greatest players and characters, Beware of the Dog is a uniquely engaging and upfront sporting memoir, and a deserved winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue: The Field Trip
- 1 My Family
- 2 Schooldays
- 3 Old Crossleyans, Roundhay and My Year Off
- 4 Nottingham University
- 5 A Legal Career
- 6 Nottingham RFC
- 7 The Road to My First Cap
- 8 An English Revolution
- 9 The Start of Something Big
- 10 Rugby Goes Global
- 11 One of the Others
- 12 1990 and All That
- 13 Harlequin FC
- 14 Failures No Longer
- 15 'We Lost.' What Else Is There to Say?
- 16 More of the Same, Please
- 17 All Change
- 18 Rugby Becomes Professional
- 19 'Wanking and Dyeing One's Hair'
- 20 Soho, Politics and Transsexuals
- 21 'You Talk Rubbish'
- 22 Writing, Wine and World Cup Finals
- 23 The Demise of the Scrum and a Testament to Daniel James
- 24 Letting Go
- 25 The View from Wimbledon Common
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Photos