The Bull
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- Synopsis
- For the skinny fella from Cappamore, who didn't take up rugby until he was almost nineteen years old, playing for Ireland was always going to be a bit of a stretch. But, thanks to a fierce determination, skill and his great love for the sport, John Hayes rose to the top of the rugby world. A two-year spell in New Zealand helped transform him into a twenty-stone prop forward. So when Hayes returned to Ireland, the story of 'the Bull' was ready to move in a dramatic new direction. Always in the thick of the action, where the struggle was at its most intense, Hayes helped Munster and Ireland to a golden period of success. Now, for the first time, he reveals the astonishing story of the hard work and the sacrifice that were necessary to secure two Heineken Cups, four Triple Crowns and the historic Grand Slam in 2009, Ireland's first in 61 years. Having retired from rugby in 2011 as the most capped Irish forward of all time, Hayes looks back on a career that brought him and so many others such great pleasure. He takes the reader behind the scenes and reveals what really went on in some of the biggest matches in Irish history. His unrelenting hard graft won him the admiration of the public, and now he explains just what that support meant to him. The Bull is the definitive account of modern Irish rugby, an essential read for any fan of the sport. John Hayes was born in Cappamore, Co. Limerick in 1973. He joined Bruff Rugby Club at the age of eighteen and, after learning his trade as a prop forward at Shannon and Munster, made his first international appearance in February 2000 against Scotland. Hayes went on to become the most-capped Irish forward of all time, playing for his country 105 times. He also played more than 200 games for Munster, winning the Heineken Cup with them twice, in 2006 and 2008. Hayes has been on two Lions tours and he won the Six Nations Grand Slam with Ireland in 2009. He lives in with his wife, Fiona Steed, previously Ireland's most-capped women's rugby international, and their children Sally and Róisín.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781471100949
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Date of Addition:
- 09/03/12
- Copyrighted By:
- John Hayes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.