Iron Curtain, The
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My Rugby Journey from League to Union
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Phil Larder, with Nicholas Bishop
Description
The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil’s upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997.
About the author
Nick Bishop is an elite performance consultant and author of Seeing Red and The Good the Bad and the Ugly, both shortlisted for the BSBA Sports Book of the Year. After playing for Oldham RLFC, Phil Larder MBE became the Director of Coaching in British Rugby League in 1982, and joined Clive Woodward's England team as defensive coach in 1997.