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BEAUMONT, Bill

Humor

HarperCollins, Publishers

One of the best lock forwards in the history of the English and Lions' rugby union game, as well as a successful captain, Bill Beaumont's popularity on the field and his appearances on "A Question of Sport" have made him a household name. This is the light-hearted and amusing life story of a larger-than-life character. A serious head injury forced Bill Beaumont to retire from rugby prematurely at the age of 29, after leading his country 21 times in 34 appearances - including a memorable grand slam in 1980 - and captaining the Lions to South Africa. Since then he has been honoured with an OBE and turned to a career in broadcasting as a BBC and Sky Sports summariser and, more famously, as captain on the sports quiz show "A Question of Sport". He is also a raconteur and after-dinner speaker, and recently became chairman of the RFU's National Playing Committee. Bill Beaumont reflects back on a wonderful career, reliving the dramatic events on the field as well as the off-the-field scrapes and humorous escapades that characterized the game in its amateur era.

Bill Beaumont: The Autobiography

Green, Geoff

Sports & Outdoors

Harper Uk

One of the best lock forwards in the history of English and Lions’ game, and a successful captain to boot. Bill Beaumont’s popularity on the field and his appearances on A Question of Sport have made him a household name. This is the light-hearted and amusing life story of a larger-than-life character.A serious head injury forced Bill Beaumont to retire from rugby prematurely at the age of 29, after leading his country 21 times in 34 appearances – including a memorable Grand Slam in 1980 – and captaining the Lions to South Africa in 1980.Since then he has been honoured with an OBE and turned effortlessly to a career in broadcasting as a BBC and Sky Sports summariser and, more famously, as captain on the sports quiz show A Question of Sport.He is also a brilliant after-dinner speaker, and recently became chairman of the RFU's National Playing Committee.Beaumont reflects back on a wonderful career, reliving the dramatic events on the field as well as the off-the-field scrapes and humorous escapades that characterised the game in its amateur era. And now as an elder statesman, he is perfectly positioned to talk knowledgeably about the game he so loves, and will comment on the 2003 Rugby World Cup and England’s performance in particular.

Willow

Bill Beaumont: the Autobiography

HarperCollinsWillow

Thanks to rugby

Other Team Sports

Hutchinson

The Courage Book of Great Sporting Teams

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Rhys, Chris

Arrow (A Division of Random House Group)

Bill Beaumont's Rugby Masterpieces

Hanson, Neil

Pan/Macmillan

<p>Covering international and domestic players, matches and tournaments, and everything from the game's birth at Rugby School in the early 19th century to the present day, this book contains every imaginable fact about rugby. Who is the most capped international player? What is the highest number of points scored in a test debut? Did the U.S. win an Olympic gold medal in rugby? Packed with anecdotes and statistics, this is the last word in the game "played by hooligans and watched by gentlemen."</p>

Beaumont's Up and Under: Trivial Delights from the World of Rugby Union

BALDWIN, Mark

Reference

Sanctuary Pub. Ltd.

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