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Rugby will be represented in the Olympics for the first time since the 1920\u2019s. The novel ONLY A GAME is published here as a serialization for the lead up to the Rio games. Start reading or click on the link below:<\/h3>\n

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Barbarians<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>We have the Barbos coming up on the weekend. It is the last cup game. The table is settled. We are the top two teams. Regardless of outcome, we will be playing each other again for the Texas championship. That\u2019s the way the competition worked. The top two teams in the table play for the right to represent Texas in the national playoffs. It\u2019s a simple system.<\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s game is not without import. The winner will get the coveted home-field advantage for the championship, not to mention momentum, bragging rights and a general feeling of confidence. (<\/span>more<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A<\/span>vailable on CreateSpace.com<\/a> and on Amazon for Kindle<\/a>. Now available for Nook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other verses are available at: ONLY A GAME \u2013 Archive<\/a><\/h2>\n

ONLY A GAME \u2013 Description<\/h3>\n

ONLY A GAME<\/strong> is the archetypical novel of the rugby experience. It is written as an introduction to the sport for those unfamiliar with Rugby Union. Everyone who has ever picked up a rugby ball\u00a0will also\u00a0connect with\u00a0the story. Follow Tom, Michael T and the Gents on their hunt for the local rugby championship. This story is a rugby hybrid of BRIAN\u2019S SONG<\/strong> and NORTH DALLAS FORTY<\/strong>. It is a bittersweet tale of loss and the quest for success.<\/p>\n

There are other rugby novels, but rugby is only a backdrop to those stories. This book is about rugby. Its subject is the ruggers, the game, the lifestyle and the experience. It is more impressionistic than documentary and intended to relate the day in, day out, lives of those dedicated to the game. Get inside the essence of the game. Read ONLY A GAME<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The full version is available in hard-copy on CreateSpace.com<\/a> and on Amazon for Kindle<\/a>, \u00a0or click here for\u00a0Nook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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