{"product_id":"9781529058109","title":"Belonging: The Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Jones, Alun Wyn \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 15\/09\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529058109,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'People think they know him but unless you read this book you will never know the REAL Alun Wyn Jones' – Warren Gatland‘One of the greatest, and seemingly indestructible, players in history' – A Daily Mail Book of the YearBelonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. It is the story of what it takes to become a man who is seen by many as one of the greatest ever Welsh players. What it takes to go from sitting cross-legged on the hall floor at school watching the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa, to being named the 2021 Lions captain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is it also about perthyn – belonging: playing for Wales, working his way through the age grades and club rugby and his regional side. How to earn the right to be there, and what it feels like to make the sacrifices along the way. Feeling the connection to players who have come before, and feeling the ties to the millions in front rooms and pubs across the country, coast to coast. Knowing that deep down you want to belong, as everyone does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom playing on the rain-swept pitches of Swansea to making his test debut against Argentina in Patagonia in 2006; from touring with the Lions in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 to dealing with loss and creating a family – Belonging is the autobiography of one of the most compelling figures in world rugby. Told with characteristic honesty, this is his unique personal story of what it takes and what it means to play for your country: what it means to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40600104337452,"sku":"9781529058109","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529058109.jpg?v=1759666551","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781529058109","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}