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Simply the Best

Subtitle:: The Inside Story of How Wigan Became Rugby League's Greatest Cup Team and Won Eight in a Row
By:: Frank Malley
Price:: £12.99
Out:: 3rd April 2017
ISBN:: 9781785312816
Format:: Paperback
Size:: 216 x 138
Pages:: 256

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Simply The Best is the inside story of hard men and extraordinary achievement. Wigan became rugby league's greatest cup team in history when they won eight Challenge Cups in a row at Wembley. On the way greats such as Shaun Edwards, Martin Offiah and Jason Robinson joined with local talent to show the world how sporting empires are built.

About the author

Frank Malley is the author of Living on the Deadline, a memoir of life as a global sports writer, plus Champions: The Story of Manchester United's 26-Year Quest for Glory. He was a columnist and deputy sports editor with the Daily Express and chief writer with Press Association Sport where he was shortlisted in 2007 for columnist of the year in the Sports Journalist Association's awards.

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