FREEJOKING APART: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY EBOOK Donncha O'Callaghan | 400 pages | 04 Jun 2012 | Transworld Publishers Ltd | 9781848270978 | English | Dublin, Ireland Joking Apart: My Autobiography by Donncha O'Callaghan Account Options Connexion. Afficher l'e-book. Joking Apart : My Autobiography. Donncha O'Callaghan. Transworld Publishers Limited31 oct. 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography unfamiliar to followers of Irish rugby and will surprise the reader. First capped for Ireland inhe has played more Joking Apart: My Autobiography 70 times for Ireland, forming a formidable second row partnership with Paul O'Connell. Donncha married his long time girlfriend, Jennifer Harte, in Decemberand their first child, Sophie, was born in August Informations bibliographiques. Joking Apart: My Autobiography - AbeBooks - O'Callaghan, Donncha: Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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," Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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 Joking Apart: My Autobiography 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. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published January 1st by Transworld Publishers first published October 31st More Details Other Editions 3. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Joking Apartplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Joking Apart: My Autobiography. Jan 02, Neiloloughlin rated it it was amazing. As a munster fan Donnchas book it a Joking Apart: My Autobiography read. I have laughed out load more then once reading through. Well worth reading if you a rugby fan never mind a Munster fan. Sep 19, Laura Crosse rated it it was Joking Apart: My Autobiography. If you're a fan of Munster Rugby, Irish Rugby, Donncha O Callaghan himself or any body that's remotely interested in sport I think you'll love this book. I am not a huge fan of autobiographies and the only biographies I've read previously to this are Britney Spears and JK Rowlings'. I enjoyed those because I am obviously huge fans of both people for surprisingly similar reasons. They are both women who went through hard times in their life but came out the other side with a whole lot to show for If you're a fan of Munster Rugby, Irish Rugby, Donncha O Callaghan himself or any body that's remotely interested in sport I think you'll love this book. They are both women who went through hard times in their life but came out the other side with a whole lot to show for it. Donncha is different. He is a man obviously but also Joking Apart: My Autobiography is not a celebrity in the normal use of the word. He is just a very talented sportsperson who has become very successful because of that. Joking Apart: My Autobiography also not as hugely rich and famous as JK and Britney have become so it was a different kind of read Joking Apart: My Autobiography that way as he's a lot more relatable. I Joking Apart: My Autobiography loved hearing his story and Joking Apart: My Autobiography he struggled to break into the forefront of professional Irish rugby. As a rugby fan, you never really think of how a player gets to where he is. At least I didn't until now anyway. You just accept their place on the team and you don't really question it. It was a shock to me to see how much competition there really is between players in a team environment. I am not a hugely sporty person myself, I'm more of a spectator, and have never played on any sports team so I suppose I was even more unaware than most people of how much a player has to fight to gain his starting spot and then how much they have to Joking Apart: My Autobiography to keep it. Donncha tells his story right from his beginning where he started out playing for Cork Con and then Munster and then eventually the Irish team and the Lions. It was not an easy road for him in any way and he struggled to break through for many years. For a man who we now see as a certainty in Munster and Irish rugby it is hard to imagine he was once looked over by Joking Apart: My Autobiography. I loved reading about his relationships with both team members and the different management he's worked with over the years as you see all these people on the pitch and in interviews and you think you know what they would be like in 'real life' but some were a lot different to what I had envisioned. Donncha is kind of portrayed as the joker of the team and I always presumed he loved that image and that was true to his personality but in this book you really see that he has struggled with that image over the years. It has held him back in many ways as management don't take him as seriously as they could and referees immediately blacklist him before he's done anything wrong. It was so surprising to me that this was something that bothered him so much but when I sat back and thought about it for awhile I realised how annoying it must truely be to be boxed into that stereotype and therefore never considered for captaincy or his leadership qualities that he clearly does have. This is a good autobiography and I read it quickly and found myself entertained the whole way through. You definitely have to be interested in rugby and especially the Irish rugby format to enjoy it properly but if Joking Apart: My Autobiography are then it's definitely worth the investment. I Joking Apart: My Autobiography a new side to Donncha after reading this book and I'll be shouting for him a little louder at the next Munster match I attend! A very honest and sincere book. Most people see Donncha as that big guy who's always smiling and goofing around.