Its not too late for Christmas but a good read at any time. Philip Spires previews Martin Offiahs new book, 50 of the Best for SportTrades Report available from the links provided in the report or from good book shops. A must for Rugby League and all sport fans in general.
Martin Offiah is nothing less than a living legend in the world of rugby league. In the last fifty years, he is the only British player to come anywhere near the career achievements of the game’s two greatest ever try-scorers, Brian Bevan and Billy Boston. Martin Offiah’s career total of 501 tries - all of them scored in the game’s more competitive modern era - is-, quite simply never going to be emulated. You would expect him, therefore, to have something to say on the subject of try-scoring!
Well, he’s just published a book on the subject. It’s called 50 Of The Best. In it he describes and analyses some of rugby league’s greatest scores. Martin relives some of his own tries, the spectacular, the significant and the memorable, a handful from his record-breaking career. His fascinating selection also looks at great achievements of others, both team-mates and foes, players he played with and against in his fifteen years in the game. From David Topliss to Kyle Eastmond, from Clive Sullivan to Wally Lewis, he considers legends, rookies, a few lucky breaks and some great stories of the game’s past and present. He highlights the speed and strength, the tactics and teamwork, and especially the individual stealth that combine to make rugby league so spectacular, skilful and exciting. Martin Offiah tells the stories behind great moments from the last 30 years of the game, discusses how rugby league has developed and suggests some pointers for its future.
But first and foremost, Martin describes the tries themselves, looks at how the openings were made, how individual skill or stealth, sometimes teamwork and support create opportunities. And, of course, he is more qualified than anyone associated with the game to describe the secrets that make the difference between the ball being grounded for a score and just another forward drive that falls short. Te insights and descriptions are both informative and evocative. As Shaun Edwards says in his introduction to 50 Of The Best, there is no-one else in the game better qualified to write about try scoring!
The book has its own website, www.martinoffiah.co.uk, where you can view videos of the tries described in the book. Martin Offiah’s 50 Of The Best is truly a celebration of rugby league. His descriptions in the book bring the game completely to life and evoke the same excitement as the game itself.
Well, he’s just published a book on the subject. It’s called 50 Of The Best. In it he describes and analyses some of rugby league’s greatest scores. Martin relives some of his own tries, the spectacular, the significant and the memorable, a handful from his record-breaking career. His fascinating selection also looks at great achievements of others, both team-mates and foes, players he played with and against in his fifteen years in the game. From David Topliss to Kyle Eastmond, from Clive Sullivan to Wally Lewis, he considers legends, rookies, a few lucky breaks and some great stories of the game’s past and present. He highlights the speed and strength, the tactics and teamwork, and especially the individual stealth that combine to make rugby league so spectacular, skilful and exciting. Martin Offiah tells the stories behind great moments from the last 30 years of the game, discusses how rugby league has developed and suggests some pointers for its future.
But first and foremost, Martin describes the tries themselves, looks at how the openings were made, how individual skill or stealth, sometimes teamwork and support create opportunities. And, of course, he is more qualified than anyone associated with the game to describe the secrets that make the difference between the ball being grounded for a score and just another forward drive that falls short. Te insights and descriptions are both informative and evocative. As Shaun Edwards says in his introduction to 50 Of The Best, there is no-one else in the game better qualified to write about try scoring!
The book has its own website, www.martinoffiah.co.uk, where you can view videos of the tries described in the book. Martin Offiah’s 50 Of The Best is truly a celebration of rugby league. His descriptions in the book bring the game completely to life and evoke the same excitement as the game itself.
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