1921: Rugby Race & Empire by Mike Munro
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
In the winter of 1921 a Springboks rugby team toured New Zealand for the first time, captivating the country. An all-white team of mostly Afrikaners, they came cloaked in a powerful mystique – blue-eyed, “youthful giants” from a fellow British colony. Twenty-three of the team had served in the just-ende ...Show more
50 Famous All Blacks: Poetry in Motion by Mark Taylor & Paul Clarkson (Ill.)
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
Players from 100 years ago, those from more recent times, and the stars of today. They all team up in 50 Famous All Blacks, a rugby volume with a difference. Author Mark Taylor has provides key information on each player and their career is celebrated in verse. Paul Clarkson has provided delightful cari ...Show more
A Complete History of Rugby World Cup by Lance Peatey
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
From modest beginnings in 1987, the Rugby World Cup now has the alluring aura that inspires everything a rugby country can muster. It is all or nothing, and their goal is plain and simple.
A Horse Called Mighty: The Might and Power Story by Helen Thomas
$38.00 NZD
Category: Sports
Might and Power was a giant in a golden era of exceptional racehorses- the horse of a lifetime for owner Nick Moraitis, the horse of hope for trainer Jack Denham, and the horse of redemption for jockey Jim Cassidy. Despite his awkward galloping style, few thoroughbreds could match Might and Power's sus ...Show more
Aikido Weapons Techniques : The Wooden Sword, Stick and Knife of Aikido by Lynn Phong Thong; Seiser Dang
$21.99 NZD
Category: International Sports | Reading Level: General Adult
Master the wooden weapons used in Aikido with this comprehensive martial arts training manual. Although aikido is often thought of as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons was introduced by the art's founder O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. In fact, aikido techniques that use wooden ...Show more
All White Fever: New Zealand's Road to the World Cup by John Matheson
$32.00 NZD
Category: Sports
The scenes at Wellington's Westpac Stadium when the All Whites qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in November were unprecedented in New Zealand. The 'White-out' by the fans helped inspire Ricki Herbert's team to a famous 1-0 win against Bahrain - a result which sent the All Whites to the World Cup fo ...Show more
An Insiders Guide to the Japanese Martial Arts - A New Look at Japan's Fighting Traditions by Alexander Bennett
$39.99 NZD
Category: International Sports
The ultimate guide to the Japanese martial arts by the world's foremost expert! Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, having lived in Japan for decades. He holds multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata, as well as PhDs in Japanese literature and history. An Insider's Guide to the Japane ...Show more
Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing by David Ashforth
$55.00 NZD
Category: Sports
A sport based on one animal sitting on top of another and trying (usually) to be the first pair to reach a wooden stick is a curiosity in itself. So it's no surprise that horseracing is full of curiosities. The curiosities in this collection have been chosen to arouse interest. They are stories of th ...Show more
Ballin' in Black: Our Tall Blacks Test Centurions by Huw Beynon
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
When Tom Abercrombie was presented with his 100th cap ahead of the FIBA World Cup in 2019, he joined an exclusive club. He became the 11th player to reach a century of tests for the Tall Blacks. Standing at his side was Pero Cameron, the first man to achieve the feat. These players, and the nine between ...Show more
Basketball (Sports Academy) by Clive Gifford
$23.99 NZD
Category: Sports | Series: Sports Academy
Build your basketball skills with the Sports Academy series. Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important basketball skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and illustrations showing key techniques, you'll dis ...Show more
Behind the Silver Fern: The Players Speak by Tony Johnson and Lynn McConnell
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
Go behind the scenes with the world’s most successful sports team. This is a complete history of the All Blacks told by the players themselves. From the legendary 1905 “Originals” to Richie McCaw’s record-breaking back-to-back World Cup champions of 2015, this is the history of the All Blacks as they h ...Show more