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Rugby and Wales/Wales and Rugby: an inseparable combination, and Elin Meek has compiled a book which goes a long way towards explaining why.
Celebrating Welsh Rugby is attractive and brilliantly illustrated – a super book to delight not only small girls and boys, but even adults unsure of the rules, the mechanics of scrums, rucks, mauls, drop kicks and grubber-kicks will find them – and much else – clearly and simply explained. Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Welsh Rugby, in fact, is packed inside, although the front cover portrait of Gareth Thomas sans front teeth might put some people off getting involved! There are facts, figures, who-does-what chapters, a round-up of Welsh clubs, a chapter on the heroes of the 70s and the successful 2005 season (although, sadly, the book went to press before the glorious results of 2008). There’s poetry, artwork, dietary information – it’s the sort of book that should be in the sporting section of every school library in Wales – and it wouldn’t do English, Scottish and Irish schools any harm either! Next season I shall be screaming at the referee as usual, but with added knowledge!
(I had intended to pass the book on to a footballing small boy I know, but I’m going to keep it for my granddaughter Daisy instead!)
Jenny Sullivan
It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council.
Gellir defnyddio’r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatâd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru.
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