Wrecking ball : a big lad from a small island : my story so far
by
 
Vunipola, Billy.

Title
Wrecking ball : a big lad from a small island : my story so far

Author
Vunipola, Billy.

ISBN
9781472243935

Personal Author
Vunipola, Billy.

Publication Date
2018
 
2017

Physical Description
280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm

General Note
Originally published: 2017.
 
Includes index.

Abstract
Standing at 6 feet 2 inches, and weighing almost 20 stone, Billy Vunipola is a rampaging and unmissable presence on the rugby pitch. His awesome physicality and pulsating runs have been one of the chief factors in England's dramatic upturn in fortunes. Ball in hand, Vunipola is a relentless, unbridled, unstoppable force of nature for his country, and for his club side Saracens. He was awarded three separate Man of the Match awards as England swept to the 2016 Grand Slam, and a couple of months later proved a huge thorn in Australian sides as Eddie Jones' rejuvenated team whitewashed the Wallabies 3-0 in their own backyard. 'Wrecking Ball' captures this young man's appealing personality and charisma, and covers Vunipola's peripatetic early years in Sydney then Wales, before he settled down in England to truly find his feet as a modern English rugby hero.

Personal Subject
Vunipola, Billy.

Subject Term
Rugby Union football players -- England -- Biography.
 
Biography.

Added Author
Portnoi, Gershon.


LibraryShelf NumberMaterial TypeItem BarcodeStatus
Chelsea Library796.333092Book30116020644439Adult lending
Kensington Central LibraryMSC 920 VUNIPOLABook30116020645113Biography store collection
Marylebone LibraryBIOG 920Book30117803163530Adult lending
Pimlico LibraryBIOG 920Book30117803165253Adult lending