Books about Rugby for children and teens
Rugby books for children and teens with titles by Patrick Ness, Alice Oseman, Tom Palmer, Shamini Flint, Adam Hargreaves, Chloe Walsh, Maggie Alphonsi, Rob Burrow, Johnny Sexton, and Gordon D’Arcy.
Gavin Mairs author page
Gavin Mairs biography
Gavin Mairs is a British sports journalist and author. He is Chief Rugby Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, where he has worked since 2009.
Mairs has covered rugby union for more than twenty years. His reporting work has included every Rugby World Cup since 1999 and every British and Irish Lions tour since 2001.
He co-wrote Maggie Alphonsi: Winning the Fight: My Autobiography with former England rugby player Maggie Alphonsi. The hardback edition was published by Polaris Publishing on 31 August 2023 (ISBN 9781915359018).
Maggie Alphonsi: Winning the Fight was shortlisted for Autobiography of the Year at the 2024 Sports Book Awards.
Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips
Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips Bestselling books by Gavin Mairs
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