Made for Rugby: The Autobiography
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0330419811 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Thanks for the memories Barrie!" according to JackMeTickler. Well, I neverBarrie McDermott coming across all thoughtful and modest (sort of). Seriously, from a man who readily admits he was a firebrand on the field, a bit ill disciplined always ready to wallop the hell out of any player foolish enough to face him, this is a touching, funny account of his life in Rugby League. He mentions all my favourites players and memorable games they were in either alongside him or desperately trying to avoid his fists! What comes across though is his sheer love of the game, the realization that his temper sometimes got the better of him but how he learnt from his mentors and how he
Barrie McDermott played first for Oldham then joined Wigan in 1994, becoming a core member of the most successful Rugby League side of all time. . He now plays for Leeds Rhinos as well as the Great Britain team
He now plays for Leeds Rhinos as well as the Great Britain team. . About the Author Barrie McDermott played first for Oldham then joined Wigan in 1994, becoming a core member of the most successful Rugby League side of all time
He has appeared before the Rugby Football League's disciplinary committee more than a dozen times, missing over 40 matches through suspension. This outspoken and fascinating autobiography of one of rugby's hardest men lifts the lid on one of the most remarkable careers in British sport.. Barrie McDermott has been at the very top of British rugby league for more than a decade, starring for Oldham, Wigan and Leeds, and earning caps for England, Ireland, and Great Britain. But what is not widely known is the fact that McDermott has achieved all this despite the handicap of having lost an eye in a shooting accident when he was just 15