Donncha O'Callaghan

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Joking Apart: My AutobiographyPaperback, 1 June 2012

Joking Apart: My Autobiography
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Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Date Published
1 Jun 2012
ISBN-10
1848270976
ISBN-13
9781848270978

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Donncha O Callaghan is one of Ireland s leading international rugby players, and a stalwart of the Munster side. He was a key figure in the Irish team which won the IRB 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2009, and has won two Heineken Cup medals and a Magners League title with Munster. But that success did not come easy. For a player who has been capped more than 70 times for Ireland, won two Heineken Cups with Munster, and been on two Lions tours, his long battle to make a breakthrough at the highest level is largely unknown. In this revealing autobiography, Donncha talks in detail about the personal setbacks and disappointments at Munster and the unconventional ways he dealt with the frustration of not making the team for four of five years in his early 20s. He had a parallel experience with Ireland where it took him nearly six years to get from fringe squad member to established first choice player. Here he talks candidly about his relationships with the coaches who overlooked him and the second row rivals who kept him on the bench. Donncha talks with great warmth about a hectic childhood that was shaped by the death of his father when he was only six years old. Unusually for a Cork rugby player, he came from a working class background and one of the heroes of his story is his mother Marie who showed incredible strength and resourcefulness to rear a family of six on her own. Often regarded as "the joker in the pack," Donncha has worked hard, with dedication and intensity, to reach the high standards required of a professional rugby player. There have been many highs and lows along the way. His autobiography is a fascinating account of a storming career, filled with anecdotes about the players and managers he has worked with. This is the full picture, showing sides of the man that will be unfamiliar to followers of Irish rugby and will surprise the reader."

Product Details

Author:
Donncha O'Callaghan
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
1 June 2012
ISBN-10:
1848270976
ISBN-13:
9781848270978
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Weight:
453.59 gm

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