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Author:   Peter Bills
Publisher:   Atlantic Books
Imprint:   Atlantic Books
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781838956035

ISBN 10:   1838956034
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   02 February 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

i: Foreword by Dan Carter ii: Prologue 1: The Ruggers of HAC: Le Havre-Paris 2: City of Mayhem: Paris 3: The Journey South: Paris-Bourges-Vichy-Clermont-Ferrand 4: The Lost Corridor: Strasbourg-Lille-Besançon-Dijon-Mâcon-La Voulte-sur-Rhône-Cavaillon-Nice 5: A Day at The Lake: Sète 6: A Litany of Tragedies: Sète-Béziers 7: Split Personalities: A small town, a quiet South of France café. For reflection on the violence... 8: The Elixir of Life... and a Force of Nature: Béziers-Narbonne 9: La Ville Rose: Narbonne-Castelnaudary-Toulouse-Auch 10: Peter Pan and The Legend of Lourdes: Auch-Lourdes-Bagnères-de-Bigorre 11: The Man Who Put Men To Sleep: Biarritz-Bayonne-Perpignan 12: Way Out West: Mont-de-Marsan-La Rochelle 13: A Golden Era: Toulouse-Castres-Narbonne-Perpignan 14: The Rugby-Loving Abbot: Clermont Auvergne-Toulouse-Albi-La Rochelle iii: Acknowledgements iv: Bibliography

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It is at once a journey to the heart of the French club forces, old and new, as well as a gastronomic odyssey; the stories, and wine, rarely stop flowing as [Bills] visits the four corners of this intoxicating land ... All the greats are here, from Pierre Villepreux to Serge Blanco, as well as some familiar visitors, like former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, defending European champion coach Ronan O'Gara and current French defence supremo Shaun Edwards ... Bills' wondrous travelogue features so many great tales from the mouths of legends * Irish Independent *

An impassioned tour around France which is best enjoyed with a bottle of red or two ... Part history lesson, part travelogue, part paean, part autobiography, part restaurant guide and cookbook ... What is undeniable is Bills's passion for all things French, and the nation's rugby most of all ... It's full of the joys of France and its rugby as seen by an enthusiast. Bills loves his subject and was never going to find anything beyond delight within. -- Martin Samuel * The Sunday Times * It is at once a journey to the heart of the French club forces, old and new, as well as a gastronomic odyssey; the stories, and wine, rarely stop flowing as [Bills] visits the four corners of this intoxicating land ... All the greats are here, from Pierre Villepreux to Serge Blanco, as well as some familiar visitors, like former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, defending European champion coach Ronan O'Gara and current French defence supremo Shaun Edwards ... Bills' wondrous travelogue features so many great tales from the mouths of legends * Irish Independent *

Author Information

Peter Bills is a former Editor of Rugby World magazine and was Chief rugby writer worldwide for the Independent newspaper group. He is the author of the international bestseller The Jersey: The All Blacks - The Secrets Behind the World's Most Successful Team

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