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Richmond Ultra · 15-11-2017, 23:24

It has been mentioned by a few already but Matt Hampson has got to be next on your list. I read it when I was 17 and was like wow this is good. I gave it to my dad recently who will happily admit he doesn't know one end of a rugby ball to another but he read this book in a weekend and was like "that is the best biography I have read".

O'Connell's is a nice read and has a good pace but you have got to get the Hampson one.

**CatFromHue** · 15-11-2017, 23:52

Paul Kimmage wrote Hampson's and no matter what you think of him, the guy can write.

arsebiscuits1 · 16-11-2017, 10:59

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Originally Posted by kuang1

Have to disagree.
Full of anecdotes sure, but funny? I don't think I laughed once.
Twas like every story had no punchline.
I haven't and wouldn't recommend it.

Edit: apologies...tbf you never said funny.

Yeah it didn't have me laughing my hole off or anything, I just thought it was a nice low maintenance book that showed a different side of professional rugby.

Don't think it would win any awards but there's worse books

**awec** · 17-11-2019, 22:16

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Originally Posted by awec

Off the top of my head I've read:

BOD - Boring. We had a big match at the weekend. I trained hard. I had eggs for breakfast that morning. We won the game. Training was fun. It read like a book written by someone who didn't want to give anything away that would hurt his media career. Nothing juicy in it.

ROG - similar to BOD but a bit better.

Sexton - dull. Not sure if he has a more recent book out but the one I read only covered like 1 season (the one before the Australia Lions tour) and for a book with such a limited time span he didn't really say much.

Ferris - good book, some controversial stuff in there.

POC- can't remember too much, but I think it was pretty good.

I would say Ferris' book is probably the best I've read in terms of juicy bits and a willingness to criticise.

Reading Heaslips book now. Definitely the most egotistical sporting biography I’ve ever read. He has a very high opinion of himself.

partyjungle · 17-11-2019, 23:40

I think I'll get Schmidt's book when its out. I used to hang on his every word when he was the Leinster coach.

damianmcr · 17-11-2019, 23:50

Amount of riding Ferris and SOB did in Oz eh!

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15-11-2017, 23:24	#16
Richmond Ultra Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 348 Adverts \| Friends	It has been mentioned by a few already but Matt Hampson has got to be next on your list. I read it when I was 17 and was like wow this is good. I gave it to my dad recently who will happily admit he doesn't know one end of a rugby ball to another but he read this book in a weekend and was like "that is the best biography I have read". O'Connell's is a nice read and has a good pace but you have got to get the Hampson one.

15-11-2017, 23:52	#17
CatFromHue Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 17,658 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Engineering, ZTest	Paul Kimmage wrote Hampson's and no matter what you think of him, the guy can write.

17-11-2019, 23:40	#20
partyjungle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 12,031 Adverts \| Friends	I think I'll get Schmidt's book when its out. I used to hang on his every word when he was the Leinster coach.

17-11-2019, 23:50	#21
damianmcr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 676 Adverts \| Friends	Amount of riding Ferris and SOB did in Oz eh!