Bill Ashurst and Maurice Oldroyd : Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:55 pm
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The lives of two Rugby League characters have just been published by London League Publications.
"Building The Family Game" is the biography of Maurice Oldroyd who was one of the key people involved in the development of amateur rugby league since the foundation of BARLA in 1973. He was its first full time employee and campaigned strongly for the right to end the discrimination that stopped amateur rugby league players from playing rugby union. He also helped to build the game internationally, won funding for the amateur game and describes BARLA's relationship with the RFL. "Tries and Prayers" is the biography of Bill Ashurst whose career was often very controversial. The book pulls no punches and includes details of the abuse he suffered as a child, playing for Wigan, Penrith and Wakefield, his relationship with Mike Stephenson, Vince Karalius and Alex Murphy, his family life and how discovering Christianity has changed him. Both books are now on sale in WH Smith in Halifax, from Amazon, London League at http://www.llpshop.co.uk and are on Kindle |
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The lives of two Rugby League characters have just been published by London League Publications.
"Building The Family Game" is the biography of Maurice Oldroyd who was one of the key people involved in the development of amateur rugby league since the foundation of BARLA in 1973. He was its first full time employee and campaigned strongly for the right to end the discrimination that stopped amateur rugby league players from playing rugby union. He also helped to build the game internationally, won funding for the amateur game and describes BARLA's relationship with the RFL. "Tries and Prayers" is the biography of Bill Ashurst whose career was often very controversial. The book pulls no punches and includes details of the abuse he suffered as a child, playing for Wigan, Penrith and Wakefield, his relationship with Mike Stephenson, Vince Karalius and Alex Murphy, his family life and how discovering Christianity has changed him. Both books are now on sale in WH Smith in Halifax, from Amazon, London League at http://www.llpshop.co.uk and are on Kindle |
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