"It matters a great deal who is going to win, but not at all who won"
World Rugby Records
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Chris Hawkes, London, Carlton Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78097-719-5
World Rugby Records includes you everything you would expect to be in a book of Rugby Records and more!
Eight parts cover
The countries (Comprehensive enough to include Zimbabwe and Paraguay)
British and Irish Lions
The Rugby World Cup
International Rugby (Six Nations and the Championship)
Other IRB Tournaments
Sevens
Women’s Rugby
World Rankings
A typical 2 page spread includes 5 colour photos and text in different colours. There are lists of names, odd facts, features on star and unusual players. I could go on…
To give you a flavour, I will end with four things (among 100s) that I learned from the book:
Riki Fluti is one of only two players to play for and against the Lions;
David Humphreys has scored more points as a replacement in international rugby than any other player!
Monaco is ranked 100 among Rugby playing nations.
World Rugby Records can be read like a book or dipped into systematically or randomly.