WILLIE JOHN THE STORY OF MY LIFE. WILLIE JOHN MCBRIDE IN CAPE TOWN

reprinted. Hard cover with dust cover. 312 pages. Very good condition. Under 1kg. Willie John McBride is a rugby legend - the boy from Ballymena in Northern Ireland who became captain of the Ireland rugby team and captain of the British Lions for their unbeaten tour against South Africa in . He has remained at the centre of rugby life ever since. During an international career lasting from , Willie John played 17 tests for the Lions and was capped 63 times (12 as captain) by Ireland. Later coaching and managing the Lions and Ulster, he was awarded the MBE for services to rugby football in . His book records Willie John's amazing successes and also reveals that his life was not always as happy and straightforward as on the rugby field. He recounts and reveals details of his life from family tragedies to how he had to sleep with two bodyguards at the door during the Troubles. Throughout the book are many of Willie John's wonderful stories, for which he is justly famous.   Show more Show less