Rugby Book of the Year

SHORTLIST 2022

The Buck Props Here by Anthony Buchanan

The Buck Props Here!

The Fascinating Story of the Last Collier to Play For Wales

By Anthony Buchanan with Geraint Thomas

Autobiography of one of the last colliers to play for Wales. Although he only won a handful of International caps for Wales, WRU and IRB member Anthony Buchanan’s story is unusual in that it spans both the playing and administrative sides of the game as well as bridging Welsh rugby’s momentous shift from the amateur days to professionalism.

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This is Your Everest by Tom English & Peter Burns
The Flying Prince by Alexander Obolensky
Fight or Flight by Keith Earls
Centre Stage by Jamie Roberts