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All White Fever: New Zealand's Road to the World Cup by John Matheson
29.99 NZD
Category: Football
The scenes at Wellington's Westpac Stadium when the All Whites qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in November were unprecedented in New Zealand. The 'White-out' by the fans helped inspire Ricki Herbert's team to a famous 1-0 win against Bahrain - a result which sent the All Whites to the World Cup fo ...Show more
All Whites '82 : The Untold Story Behind New Zealand's Soccer's Greatest Campaign by John Matheson & Sam Malcolmson
34.99 NZD
Category: Other Sports
They captured the attention of the nation. As rugby - battered and bruised following the fallout of the 1981 Springbok tour - struggled to regain its hold on New Zealand, John Adshead's All Whites began one of the great stories of New Zealand sport. His unlikely band of brothers set out on the 'impos ...Show more
Andrew Mehrtens : A Tribute to a Rugby Genius by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rugby | Series: Celebrity Portrait Series
New Zealand rugby has had few players who have won such wide popularity and affection as Andrew Mehrtens who in a 12-year career at first class level became a national figure rather than simply an icon of his beloved Canterbury province. However, there was never total agreement on his ranking in the pec ...Show more
Benji Marshall: A Tribute to a Rugby League Genius by John Matheson
24.99 NZD
Category: Rugby
On both sides of the Tasman, it's been suggested Beni Marshall wouldn't be out of place in the best-player-ever contest. This classic tale of the rise, fall and rise again of one of Australasia's greatest sporting talents, Marshall's rags-to-riches story captures the hard early years growing up fatherle ...Show more
Buck Shelford by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rugby | Series: Celebrity Portraits
When Buck Shelford was dropped as All Black captain there was a public outcry - bring back Buck - with bumper stickers and posters and graffiti to that effect springing up overnight. The popular, highly respected hard man, famous for playing on through a severe groin injury, impervious to pain because ...Show more
Christian Cullen by John Matheson
39.95 NZD
49.99 (20% off)
Category: Sport
Christian Cullen: Life on the Run is the story of one of the world's greatest rugby players. From the time Christian Cullen burst onto the international stage in 1996 until his controversial axing as All Blacks fullback in 2003, he has been loved and admired by rugby fans all over the world. It wasn't j ...Show more
Dan Carter: Legend by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rugby
RugbyâÂÂs race for the tag is a little more complicated but the chances are the debate will be over if and when Dan Carter wins the Rugby World Cup for the All Blacks in 2011. Ever since he burst onto the test rugby scene in New Zealand in 2003, Dan Carter has been earmarked for greatness. His exploit ...Show more
How Did I Manage That? by John Matheson & Phil Kingsley Jones
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
How Did I Manage That? will have you laughing in the aisles and reaching for a tissue - a must-read for anyone who has ever cared about rugby, Jonah, comedy, Wales, or working your bollocks off to earn a penny or two. Coal miner. Stand-up comedian. Manager. Phil Kingsley Jones has done it all, but is k ...Show more
Richie McCaw: A Tribute to a Modern-day Rugby Great by John Matheson
40.99 NZD
Category: Rugby | Series: Celebrity Portraits
Richie McCaw's standing within the All Blacks team is unmatched. The captain of Graham Henry's team since 2006, McCaw has carved a niche for himself as the modern-day great within the All Blacks - the charismatic, never-say-die leader whom fans of the Men in Black have come to hold in the same light as ...Show more
Robbie Deans : A tribute to rugby's great Crusader by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Sport | Series: Celebrity Portraits
Robbie Deans is Canterbury aristocracy - and comes from a long line of distinguished rugby players who have represented both the beloved province and New Zealand. He has been an assistant coach to the All Blacks, and the driving force behind the Canterbury Crusaders, one of the leading teams in the Inte ...Show more
Scott Dixon: A Tribute to the Indy 500 Legend by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Scott Dixon's triumph at the Indy 500 in 2008 was the climax of a career that had played out in front of the country since he first appeared on our television sets as a 13-year-old car-racing phenomenon. Scott Dixon: A tribute to the Indy 500 legend charts Dixon's career from those early days through to ...Show more
Sonny Bill Williams: The Story of Rugby's New Superstar by John Matheson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rugby
Adulation for rugby league sensation Sonny Bill Williams turned to incrimination overnight when he left the Bulldogs to play for rich French club Toulon, earning himself the new name of 'Money Bill' Williams. Then he made no secret of the fact that he would like to change codes to rugby union if that al ...Show more