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.
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
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
Black Boots - New Zealand Rugby Legends by Phill Gifford; Barry Durrant
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports | Reading Level: new
Over 200 photographs from a classic era of NZ rugby - 1950s-early 1990s, many unusual images from behind the scenes. Fascinating (and funny) captions from renowned rugby writer Phil Gifford. Perfect gift for the nostalgia-loving rugby fan - will bring back many great memories of AB greats and tours.
Black Gold: The story of how the All Blacks became rugby's most valuable asset by Gregor Paul
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
The story of global rugby's golden goose. This book tells the story of how the All Blacks have been commercialised in the professional age of rugby and the challenges that have come with the team having an enormous international profile, but a domestic market without the scale or means to monetise the b ...Show more
Breakers: The Making of New Zealand's Champion Team by Marc Hinton
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
Hot on the heels of the New Zealand franchise's historic third successive ANBL title, Breakers follows the triumphs and travails of the team's first decade in the competition - the early years, the years of rebuilding under master-coach Andrej Lemanis, and detailed examinations of each of the three vict ...Show more
Checkpoint 25 by Jim Robinson
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
Adventure racing was born in New Zealand just over 25 years ago. This book spans the full journey, starting with the influence of the iconic Alpine Iron Man and the mighty Coast to Coast. All the great adventure races are here: Grand Traverse, Raid Gauloises, Southern Traverse, Eco-Challenge, Adventure ...Show more
Cliff Porter - Captain of the 1924 Invincibles 100 Years On by Ian St. George
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Sports
In 2024 it will be a century since the greatest rugby side to leave our shores departed New Zealand for the UK. Clifford Glen Porter was the Invincibles captain. He was nicknamed “Offside Porter” because his anticipation was so accurate and his speed around the scrum so great that opponents insisted he ...Show more