Total Rugby: Fifteen Man Rugby for Coach and Player [Paperback]

Jim Greenwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Total rugby is the antithesis of play-safe rugby - an open, ebullient game in which every player is encouraged to show what he can do as an attacker, defender and supporting player. Total Rugby" has become one of the game's most seminal coaching manuals - it highlights Jim Greenwood's radical examination of every facet of the game and his ability to clearly convey the wealth of knowledge he has accumulated over many years. This fifth edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded."

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About the Author

Jim Greenwood is one of the world's most highly regarded rugby coaches. He was the first rugby coach to be elected to the National Coaching Foundation's inaugural Hall of Fame, and has also been elected as an official Legend of Scottish Rugby.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black; 5 edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713666722
• ISBN-13: 978-0713666724
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Other Team Sports > Rugby

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, June 21, 2001

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Chris "number6jersey" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Total Rugby: Fifteen-Man Rugby for Coach and Player (Paperback)

I've been playing rugby for almost 6 years, and I wish I read this book earlier. While I think this book is a lot more useful for coaches than for players, it is still a great reference- for example, diagrams outlining the best way to drive in a scrum, explanations of drift defense- all important stuff, and he also goes into detail about what each position should do- which is great for beginners, who are often out there not understanding their roles. Being a passionate rugger, I finished this book in one day!

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great reference book for all ruggers, January 29, 1998

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[e-mail] (Jim Carson, Michigan State University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Total Rugby: Fifteen-Man Rugby for Coach and Player (Paperback)

Mr. Greenwood has all the basics in here, and it serves as a useful reference beginners wanting to get the basics of the game down, to more experienced ruggers who want to read up on strategy and training tactics.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book out there, February 25, 2002

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Paolo Diaz "[e-mail]" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Rugby: Fifteen-Man Rugby for Coach and Player (Paperback)

Great, great book. Both for the new rugby player and the old hand. Only criticism I have is that more illustrations and diagrams would be helpful for the total newbie. However, since that wasn't the intended audience it only becomes a problem because there's nothing else comparable out there. Like the Bible, everytime you read it, you learn something new every time. Or something that you weren't ready to understand before becomes suddenly clear. A must-have for the rugby obsessed.