{"product_id":"sevens-heaven-the-beautiful-chaos-of-fijis-olympic-dream-winner-of-the-telegraph-sports-book-of-the-year-2019","title":"Sevens Heaven: The Beautiful Chaos of Fiji's Olympic Dream: WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eBen Ryan, a 40-something Englishman, is given 20 minutes to decide whether he wants to coach Fiji's rugby sevens team, with the aim of taking them to the nation's first-ever Olympic medal. He knows that no one plays rugby like the men from these isolated Pacific islands, and that no other rugby nation has so little money and resources. He sets in motion an extraordinary journey that will encompass witchdoctors and rugby-obsessed prime ministers, sun-smeared dawns and devastating cyclones, intense friendships and bitter rows, phone taps and wild nationwide parties, and end in Rio with a performance that wins Olympic gold and makes Ben and his 12 players living legends back home. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 May 2019\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Telegraph Sports Book of the Year 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrutally honest. A moving, candid tale of a coach taking the plunge with a rugby ball as his only buoyancy aid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engrossing account of a remarkable story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent read covering a brilliant journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Clive Woodward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is late summer 2013. Ben Ryan, a red-haired, 40-something, spectacle-wearing Englishman, is given 20 minutes to decide whether he wants to coach Fiji's rugby sevens team, with the aim of taking them to the nation's first-ever Olympic medal. He has never been to Fiji. There has been no discussion of contracts or salary. But he knows that no one plays rugby like the men from these isolated Pacific islands, just as no one plays football like the kids from the Brazilian favelas, or no one runs as fast as the boys and girls from Jamaica's boondocks. He knows too that no other rugby nation has so little - no money and no resources, only basic equipment and a long, sad history of losing its most gifted players to richer, greedier nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRyan says yes. And with that simple word, he sets in motion an extraordinary journey that will encompass witchdoctors and rugby-obsessed prime ministers, sun-smeared dawns and devastating cyclones, intense friendships and bitter rows, phone taps and wild nationwide parties. It will end in Rio with a performance that not only wins Olympic gold but reaches fresh heights for rugby union and makes Ben and his 12 players living legends back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 286g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 121 x 25 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781474608275                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097799913722,"sku":"9781474608275","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1ffda1ccccef3eb9f71b17be687cfa58.jpg?v=1627959753","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/sevens-heaven-the-beautiful-chaos-of-fijis-olympic-dream-winner-of-the-telegraph-sports-book-of-the-year-2019","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}