Rugby Skills, Tactics & Rules

Review of the previous edition:
"Make[s] lavish use of color photographs to illustrate the basic positions, general and specialized skills, tactics, and rules of the game. These photographs and the occasional diagrams greatly enhance the clearly written text."
-- Library Journal

In 2013 the United States made it to the quarterfinals in its first attempt to win the ultimate rugby prize, the Rugby League World Cup. Fast forward to the 2016 Olympics, which will feature rugby as an official sport for both men and women, 92 years after all rugby was scratched from the Olympic roster.

Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules is the go-to book for learning the game. It explains rugby's rough-and-tumble power and finesse as played by the best -- the hard-hitting All Blacks of New Zealand, whose 80 percent winning average makes it the most successful team in any sport anywhere in the world.

The book is illustrated with 150 color photographs, 100 of them new images of rugby teams and players, men and women, from around the world. There are also photos of enthusiastic rugby fans, and the new jacket shows the instantly recognizable USA team in its sold-out match against the New Zealand All Blacks at Chicago's Soldiers Field in 2014.

The features of this revised edition are:

• Written for beginners, experienced players and coaches
• 150 color photographs, including 100 new
• Progressive layout from basic skills to unit, team and tactics in play
• 200 variations of challenging drills shown in diagrams
• Specialized skills and set play: scrums, line outs, rucks and mauls, restarts and endings
• Coaching, including training, team patterns and motivation
• The laws of rugby
• The sport's unique spirit, traditions and social aspects.

Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules is the best guide to the sport for players, coaches, and fans.

John McKittrick is a highly respected international rugby coach.

Tony Williams has written 18 rugby books, including seven biographies of legendary All Black players and five New Zealand Super Rugby teams.