110 Years of Rugby League: The History, the Heroes, the Heart

Product Description

From Dally M to JT, the Immortals to the Invincibles, rugby league has captivated us for more than a century. Great players, great stories, great memories - it's all here in '110 Years of Rugby League', a compelling 224-page tribute to the Greatest Game of All. Featuring more than 150 superb images and classic yarns from Darren Lockyer, Wally Lewis, Johnathan Thurston, Laurie Daley, Steve Roach and more, '110 Years of Rugby League' reminds us all why we love our team and the gladiators who wear our colours. Compiled by former Rugby League Week editor Martin Lenehan, who has covered the game for 30 years, '110 Years of Rugby League' features the magic and mayhem of State of Origin, the prestige and passion of the Kangaroos, the devoted Fans and the Trail Blazers who laid the platform for game we know today. '110 Years of Rugby League' honours the record breakers and risk takers, the men who wear the 'legend' tag as if it were invented for them. We live every moment with our heroes. And even when the game breaks our heart, we pick up the pieces and front up again the following week. It's been that way for 110 years. And it'll be that way for 110 more.From Dally M to JT, the Immortals to the Invincibles, rugby league has captivated us for more than a century. Great players, great stories, great memories - it's all here in '110 Years of Rugby League', a compelling 224-page tribute to the Greatest Game of All. Featuring more than 150 superb images and classic yarns from Darren Lockyer, Wally Lewis, Johnathan Thurston, Laurie Daley, Steve Roach and more, '110 Years of Rugby League' reminds us all why we love our team and the gladiators who wear our colours. Compiled by former Rugby League Week editor Martin Lenehan, who has covered the game for 30 years, '110 Years of Rugby League' features the magic and mayhem of State of Origin, the prestige and passion of the Kangaroos, the devoted Fans and the Trail Blazers who laid the platform for game we know today. '110 Years of Rugby League' honours the record breakers and risk takers, the men who wear the 'legend' tag as if it were invented for them. We live every moment with our heroes. And even when the game breaks our heart, we pick up the pieces and front up again the following week. It's been that way for 110 years. And it'll be that way for 110 more.
Martin Lenehan has been covering rugby league for 30 years. He joined the game's 'bible', Rugby League Week, in 1995 and was appointed Editor of the magazine in 2003. After nine years at the helm of RLW, he took over as Editor in Chief of Bauer Media's sports titles in 2012. Martin has covered 20 grand finals and more than 60 State of Origin games.