Green’s witty classic stays the course as rugby’s bible

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby books and DVDs

TOP 20 ...RUGBY BOOKS AND DVDS NEXT WEEK Captains

1. The Art Of Coarse Rugby by Michael Green (S Paul 1960)
Remains a sporting classic, let alone a rugby gem, as the mischievous Green and illustrator John Jensen take you inside the dysfunctional but hilarious world of the club fourth XV stalwart who possesses much love but little talent for the game. Blood, sweat and beers.
The running total is 24 reprints over the last 50 years – that’s well in excess of 265,000 books – and to...

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