{"product_id":"rugby-the-game-of-my-life-battling-for-england-in-the-professional-era","title":"Rugby: The Game of My Life: Battling for England in the Professional Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eAn exclusive look at England Rugby from a Rob Andrew - a former England star with a unique perspective on the game. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 October 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn excellent read\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eRugby World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRob Andrew is one of the key figures in modern rugby history: an outstanding international who won three Grand Slams with England and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, he also played a central role in the game's professional revolution with his trailblazing work at Newcastle. During a long spell on Tyneside, he led the team to a Premiership title at the first opportunity, brought European action to the north-east and gave the young Jonny Wilkinson his break in big-time union by fast-tracking him into the side straight out of school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened off the field was equally eventful. Rob produced 'The Andrew Report' - the most radical of blueprints for the future of English rugby - and then, over the course of a decade as one of Twickenham's top administrators, found himself grappling with the extreme challenges of running a game repeatedly blown off course by the winds of change. He did not merely have a ringside seat as one of the world's major sports went through its greatest upheaval in a century: more often than not, he was in the ring itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 278g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192 x 139 x 23 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781473664180\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rob Andrew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097794638074,"sku":"9781473664180","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/c65b342f58082485bfd8bffc12962dd7.jpg?v=1631587298","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/rugby-the-game-of-my-life-battling-for-england-in-the-professional-era","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}