The Nearly Men of Rugby League

by Tom Mather and Gordon Allen

This book deals with the sporting life of fifteen Australian Rugby League players who almost reached the pinnacle of their sporting career. Sadly, for many reasons, they were to fall at the final hurdle. The book also gives fascinating insights into the players' lives off the field-one player gaining the second-highest military honour during World War I and another dying while en route to England to represent his country. One player was to lose his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504317874
• ISBN13: 9781504317870
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Balboa Press Au
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"