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The Voice of Rugby

My Autobiography

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The Voice of Rugby

By: Bill McLaren
Narrated by: Bill McLaren
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About this listen

 From his days growing up in Scotland to his harrowing experiences fighting in Italy during World War Two, Bill McLaren has always been in the thick of it. Used to being caught up in the most dramatic moments rugby has ever seen, McLaren relives the highlights of his illustrious career, and talks of the game today and his regrets that rugby went professional. He is a fierce critic of professional rugby, fearing for the future health and safety of rugby players as the modern game becomes increasingly dangerous. His story amounts to a history of the game itself and reaffirms McLaren's status as something of a global treasure.©2004 Bill McLaren (P)2004 Random House Audiobooks Sports Rugby Thought-Provoking Game Biography

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"Bill McLaren, the legendary commentator, may have hung up his microphone, but moving words still flow." ( Daily Telegraph)
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Bill McLaren is know the world over as the voice of rugby and it was an absolute delight to hear him tell his life story. I had a great deal of respect for Bill before hearing his story but this is a rare case of someone actually going up in my estimation after reading their autobiography. The stories of his exploits during the second world war and his fight against TB are truly inspiring. Even if your not interested in Rugby I'd still recommend this book.

Great book narrated by the great man himself

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Was a pleasure to hear Bill McLaren's voice after many years. His autobiography is a lovely story of a passionate, warm and great icon of rugby union.

Heartwarming

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Bill McLaren, the voice of rugby.
Read, by the great man, with both passion and humour.
A real incite into a life lived to the full, doing something he enjoyed, and getting paid!

The voice of Rugby speaks

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Just a very, very enjoyable listen to the arguably the greatest and most recognised rugby commentator ever.

The Only Voice Of Rugby!

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Genuinely one of the best audio books I have listened to. The author as the narrator in that ever known voice makes it even better and more real

what a man and voice

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