The gruesome stories of the hardest, most ruthless rugby players from around the world since World War I. As talented as they were fiery, many were just as lively off the pitch as on it. In our era of citing commissioners, super slow-motion replays and trial by social media, some of their actions are quite hard to believe! Foreword by Nigel Owens.

• FOREWORD by Nigel Owens
• INTRODUCTION
• PADDY MAYNE
• BRIAN LIMA
• WAYNE SHELFORD
• BOBBY WINDSOR
• COLIN MEADS
• JERRY COLLINS
• NORM HADLEY
• DAVID BEDELL-SIVRIGHT
• SCOTT GIBBS
• GÉRARD CHOLLEY
• TREVOR BRENNAN
• WADE DOOLEY
• BAKKIES BOTHA
• TOMÁS LAVANINI
• JACQUES BURGER
• ARMAND VAQUERIN
• MARTIN JOHNSON
• BRIAN THOMAS
• SÉBASTIEN CHABAL
• WEARY DUNLOP
• AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• NOTES
• ILLUSTRATIONS