FREE NOBODY BEATS US: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE 1970S WALES RUGBY TEAM PDF David Tossell | 320 pages | 04 Nov 2010 | Mainstream Publishing | 9781845967314 | English | Edinburgh, United Kingdom BBC SPORT | Rugby World Cup Blog On a grey January afternoon in Cardiff, few expected the Baa -Baas to offer much resistance to a rampant New Zealand side. The All Blacks went into their final tour match having recorded victories over Wales, Scotland and England: the Barbarians, as is their tradition, had limited preparation, an uncapped player and an obligation to attack. However, the Barbarians' side was comprised of many of the truly great players of the era - Duckham, Gibson, JPR Williams, Bennett, Edwards, McBride and Carmichael - and together they were to produce a truly remarkable team performance, including a try from Gareth Edwards in the third minute which has proved, with the passage of time, to have been one of the best in the history of the game. Soon, the All Blacks, with outstanding players like Going, Batty and Williams, began to match their opponents' exhilarating quality. As attack and counter-attack Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team a fantastic response from the Arms Park, the stage was set for the greatest rugby match ever seen. It goes closer to the action, closer to the players, closer to the management. This is the only account that really matters - the much awaited exclusive programme that shows what really happened on the British and Irish Lions Tour Down Under. Ref: mmdvudbrup. The Lions in New Zealand as never seen before, up close, behind the scenes, literally inside the Lions Den! For the first time ever in New Zealand the Lions were accompanied by a film crew, recording every details of an incredible six week adventure, from the moment they left the UK to the last kick of the third and final test in Auckland. Sir Clive Woodward reveals his battle plans, while Lawrence Dallaglio and Brian O'Driscoll lift the lid on the moment their tours came to an abrupt end; and much, much more. The task was a massive one and Inside the Lions Den reveals the passion and the pride of the touring party as the battled to achieve an almost impossible dream. Off the field they planned, trained and worked as a truly professional unit. On the field the Lions were confronted with a awesome challenge and some of the most physical and highly skilled performers in the Southern Hemisphere. Emotive, often hilarious, occasionally desperately sad, but always absolutely riveting this is the film all rugby fans have been waiting for. Running Time: mins, Classification; E, Region 0. Ref: dvnebrinside. Ref: dvudbrinside. But his tour was a bitter Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team affair with a heartbreaking conclution. Forty five seconds into the First Test and captain O'Driscoll's tour was over. His shoulder dislocated in a controversial challenge involving All Black skipper Tana Umaga. Now for the first time and in his own words O'Driscoll takes us through the incident packed tour, from departure to the final test match in Auckland - including his horror moment in Christchurch. With exclusive behind the scenes footage from one of the most incredible rugby tours in history this is O'Driscoll on the Lions, The All Blacks, Umaga, his own future and a lot more. Up close and intimate with one of the rugby's greats. With unprecedented access to all areas of the Tour, Living with the Pride is the most intimate, honest and intense portrait of life as a Lion ever produced. From the Pennyhill Park training camp to the magnificent final Test victory in Johannesburg, this is the inside story of how players who are normally the fiercest of opponents turned themselves into a band of brothers desperate to restore pride to The Jersey. Their gruelling match tour of the World Champions' back yard asked questions of the players' mental and physical strength like never before. Lions legend and Head Coach Ian McGeechan worked closely with our film crew to make an astonishing no-holds-barred documentary. With access to every player, an open door to every team meeting, training session, selection meeting as well as excusive access to the passion, fury and ultimately elation of the Lions dressing room, this is a unique and uncompromising insight into life on a Lions Tour, described by Tour Manager Gerald Davies as 'The last great adventure in rugby'. No Lions Series has ever been closer, with many commentators describing the second Test as 'the greatest rugby match ever'. Sometimes hilarious, but often brutal, bruising and moving, Living With The Pride is the official and exclusive behind the scenes story of one of the most Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team, emotional and memorable sports tours of all time. Over minutes of DVD extras including: All the team and management speeches Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team their entirety ,The best training sessions uncut. Ref: dvnebrliving. In the land of the big game hunter, this was one that got away just! Three pulsating Test matches of ferocious intensity, compelling and controversial at almost every turn. Ian McGeechan's heroic squad were decimated by injuries throughout the tour but still claimed a magnificent final Test win in the Springboks' Ellis Park fortress. The first Test in Durban was lost despite a stirring late comeback. The Lions had to win in Pretoria and did everything in their power in a brutal but breathtaking collision. Rob Kearney's early try and Stephen Jones' faultless kicking carried the tourists to the cusp of a magnificent triumph - only for Lion hearts to be broken in the final seconds by the long range boot of the nerveless Morne Steyn. Paul O'Connell's side regrouped and responded emphatically in Johannesburg, thrashing the Boksscoring three tries to none. The series was lost but the performance said everything about this pride of Lions. With action from every game of the tour, extended highlights of the Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team two Tests plus a bonus disc of the extraordinary final Test match in full - this is the Lions in South Africa Ref: dvudbrmatch. The programme includes footage of training sessions and captures the players before and after their matches as they experience both highs and lows. Every second, every minute, from the first whistle to the final moments of extra time. Everyone will remember where they were and what they were doing when Johnny Wilkinson launched that incredible last minute drop goal into Sydney's night sky and Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team England to the pinnacle of World Rugby. Sit back and savour the complete minutes and more of the ultimate white knuckle ride as England were denied at the death not once but twice by the courageous Wallabies. Jason Robinson's scorching try, Mike Tindall's crunching tackle. Wilko's unerring boot and Martin Johnson as ever leading from the front. Rugby has never known a night like it. Disc 1 - Match statistics, player profiles. Up close and all seen through the eyes of the men who really know what it took to win the Webb Ellis Cup, the England team. England's Story includes the tension of the massive battle with South Africa and the blue fury of the sensational Samoans. Hear the views of head coach Sir Clive Woodward plus exclusive interviews with captain Martin Johnson and other members of the history making team. The programme includes extended highlights of the World Cup final as you've never seen it before with previously unseen amazing camera angles. Ref: dvudenwcengland. After Seven years and several agonising near misses, England went into this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship knowing that this could be the season to secure their first Grand Slam under coach Clive Woodward. Having swept past New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in the autumn anticipation was high, The Big hurdle was France, but once they were beaten at Twickenham in the opening match, expectations were raised. Wales, Italy and Scotland were defeated setting up a titanic winner-takes- all showdown with Ireland and Lansdowne Road, Two years ago the Irish had upset England's dreams but this time there was to be no mistake. Revenge was sweet, as Martin Johnson led his men to success in a never to be forgotten victory in Ireland's back yard. Running Time: Disc 1: mins approx. Disc 2: 90 mins approx, Classification; E, Region 2. They defied all logic and form. They beat the two time Champions! They beat the hosts! They shocked the world! And maybe, just maybe, they could have made history and retained the William Webb Ellis Cup. England at the Rugby World Cup - it ' s one of the greatest sporting stories of all time! Has there ever been a comeback of such magnitude? Derided and dismissed - a nation in desolation after a 36 point Nobody Beats Us: The Inside Story of the 1970s Wales Rugby Team against South Africa in the Pool stages. Brian Ashton 's boys were down but most definitely not out. Inspired once more by Jonny Wilkinson and powered by the fury of a thunderous pack the Red Rose rallied. They were too strong for Samoa and Tonga but a familiar foe was waiting for a quarter final in Marseilles - Australia! With mighty Andrew Sheridan rampant, the Aussies were destroyed and distraught.