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<\/p>ONLY A GAME<\/strong> is the archetypical novel of the rugby experience. It is published here on ruggerus.com in serialized form. Click on this link to go to the current verse:\n

The First Time<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ONLY<\/a>

ONLY A GAME<\/p><\/div>\n

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

New verses will be published weekly on Thursday evenings.<\/p>\n

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

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