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Belonging: The Autobiography

By: Alun Wyn Jones

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People think they know him but unless you read this book you will never know the REAL Alun Wyn Jones' – Warren Gatland ‘One of the greatest, and seemingly indestructible, players in history' – A Daily Mail Book of the Year Belonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. It is the story of what it takes to become a man who is seen by many as one of the greatest ever Welsh players. What it takes to go from sitting cross-legged on the hall floor at school watching the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa, to being named the 2021 Lions captain. But is it also about perthyn – belonging: playing for Wales, working his way through the age grades and club rugby and his regional side. How to earn the right to be there, and what it feels like to make the sacrifices along the way. Feeling the connection to players who have come before, and feeling the ties to the millions in front rooms and pubs across the country, coast to coast. Knowing that deep down you want to belong, as everyone does. From playing on the rain-swept pitches of Swansea to making his test debut against Argentina in Patagonia in 2006; from touring with the Lions in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 to dealing with loss and creating a family – Belonging is the autobiography of one of the most compelling figures in world rugby. Told with characteristic honesty, this is his unique personal story of what it takes and what it means to play for your country: what it means to belong.

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Pan Macmillan

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1529058112

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9781529058116

Alun Wyn Jones's World Cup Year

By: Alun Wyn Jones,Alun Wyn Bevan,Huw Evans

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Alun Wyn Jones's World Cup Year

By: Alun Wyn Jones,Alun Wyn Bevan,Huw Evans

In his diary, Alun Wyn Jones gives readers an insider's guide to the life of a professional rugby player, both on and off the pitch. We follow his training regime, learn his thoughts on good and bad performance on the pitch, and learn what commitments today's busy rugby stars have off the pitch.

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184851428X

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9781848514287

Belonging: The Autobiography

By: Alun Wyn Jones

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By: Alun Wyn Jones

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Seeing Red

Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby

By: Alun Carter,Nicholas Bishop

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Seeing Red

Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby

By: Alun Carter,Nicholas Bishop

Alun Carter experienced the highs and lows of the Wales national rugby squad throughout his 12 years working for the WRU. During this time, he saw a number of high-profile coaches come and go, and in Seeing Red he delivers a brutally honest account of what it was like to work with each of them. From the inspirational successes of the Graham Henry and Mike Ruddock eras to the disappointments and failures of the Steve Hansen and Gareth Jenkins regimes, the reader is given an insider's version of what really went on. Carter does not shy away from controversy, and he pulls no punches in his assessment of the rift between Graham Henry and Sir Clive Woodward, the personal and political situation that led to Mike Ruddock losing his job, and the difficulty of handling the group dynamics within the national squad. The former analyst also provides an informed appraisal of the remarkable 2005 and 2008 Grand Slam victories. Winner of best rugby book at the 2009 British Sports Book Awards, Seeing Red provides a warts-and-all account of more than a decade of Welsh rugby and is packed with revelations, exclusive contributions and untold stories that will intrigue and delight all fans of the sport.

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222

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Random House

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184596909X

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9781845969097

Brychan Llyr

Hunan-Anghofiant

By: Brychan a Gibbard Llyr, Alun

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Brychan Llyr

Hunan-Anghofiant

By: Brychan a Gibbard Llyr, Alun

Y canwr o Aberteifi sy'n agor ei galon am ei frwydr ag alcoholiaeth mewn modd cignoeth a gonest. Trafodir hefyd ei gyfnod yn brif leisydd y band Jess a'i ddeng mlynedd yn gerddor proffesiynol yn yr Eidal, ynghyd a'i hanesion yn cystadlu ym myd peryglus rasio ceffylau pwynt i bwynt ac yn gyflwynydd teledu.

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153

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Y Lolfa

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1847718590

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9781847718594

Only Three Votes

The Battle for the Political Soul of Wales in 1970s Carmarthenshire

By: Gwynoro Jones,Alun Gibbard

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Only Three Votes

The Battle for the Political Soul of Wales in 1970s Carmarthenshire

By: Gwynoro Jones,Alun Gibbard

These were events which prefigured and did much to shape the political battles of the last half century, the devolution half century in Wales. They shaped the non-nationalist, but distinctive Welsh social democratic preferences of the last sixty years. For anyone interested in the formative moments of today's Wales, this is both essential and highly entertaining reading." – Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales 2018-2024 It was a period of Welsh politics that has become etched in the collective memory. The rise of a Welsh independence movement and the first Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament. The Labour Party searching for a way forward in a political climate that was riven with dissension and eventual rancour. It was a fight for social democracy against the centralised power of the British state. The first battlefield was Carmarthen and the protagonists were Gwynfor Evans, the leader of Plaid Cymru and the young Labour hopeful Gwynoro Jones. Their rivalry lasted throughout the Seventies. They fought three elections and on one occasion the result was decided by just three votes. This book tells the story of a political rivalry which was also very personal. It was a local confrontation that drew on national battlelines. It was about Carmarthen and Wales. Both men had their vision of the Wales they wanted to fight for. These pages unfold the story from Gwynoro Jones' perspective for the first time, in an attempt to redress the imbalance of Gwynfor Evans' story dominating the narrative for so long. Drawing on an extensive archive, collected at the time, Gwynoro shows how the two fought their politics in the newspapers of the day and through speeches on constituency public platforms, where they argue about the Welsh language and devolution, Europe and agriculture. But they only ever actually met once. Gwynoro also reflects on how he views those turbulent years today. Through their wranglings, a picture is also painted of Welsh politics in the decade that led up to the referendum on devolution in 1979, as Plaid and Labour searched for a way forward. And ultimately, a generation later, to the creation of a parliament for Wales.

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Parthian Books

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1917140355

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Ar Drywydd Llofrudd

By: Alun Davies

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Ar Drywydd Llofrudd

By: Alun Davies

Nofel dditectif boblogaidd gyfoes a thywyll wedi ei lleoli yn Aberystwyth. Mae'n adleisio storiau dirgelwch a chyfresi teledu Scandi sy'n boblogaidd tu hwnt ar hyn o bryd. Ar ol i gorff gael ei ddarganfod yn y twyni mae ddau dditectif, Taliesin ac MJ, yn mynd ar drywydd y llofrudd.

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