• Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• 253 pages
• Non-Fiction: Memoir, Sports

David Sole is a rugby phenomenon. He was a world-class prop forward who could run, tackle and handle like an aristocratic threequarter. One of the world's leading coaches once referred to him as the prototype player for the 1990s.

A British Lion, a Barbarian and Scotland's record-breaking captain, Sole brought a burning zeal and intense commitment to every game that he played. The menace-laden, gladiatorial tread with which he led the Scottish team out on to the Murrayfield pitch before the 1990 Grand Slam match against England has entered rugby legend.

Now, in retirement, Sole tells his own story in the same candid and forthright terms. He charts his career from Scottish Schools through Exeter University and Bath to Edinburgh Academicals, Scotland and the British Lions. He provides an insider's account of the victorious 1989 Lions' tour to Australia and submits a personalised record to Scotland's 1990 Grand Slam.

Tantalisingly, Sole provides, too, an insight into the feud which commentators said raged between him and England's Jeff Probyn, and he tells of the secret injury which could have jeopardised his 1991 World Cup campaign.

In addition, the man who had captained Scotland more times than any other writes of the often stormy relationship which existed between himself and Scotland's rugby hierarchy.

Heart and Sole is the book which rugby enthusiasts everywhere will not want to miss.