{"product_id":"a-year-in-the-life-geoff-parkes-9781923020900","title":"A Year in the Life and Death of the Melbourne Rebels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn November 2023, the Melbourne Rebels began a pre-season full of hope and optimism.\u003c\/strong\u003e With a deep roster and a strong, unifying 'Ubuntu' culture embedding itself within the franchise, there was high anticipation that the 2024 season - their 14th - would finally deliver success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranted unprecedented insider access, writer Geoff Parkes set out to document the Rebels' season and to provide rugby followers with an insight into what makes a professional rugby franchise work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was an extraordinary turn of events: the club tipped into voluntary administration early in 2024, now not only fighting to compete in one of global rugby's toughest elite competitions, but against a governing body intent on shutting it down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Year in the Life and Death of the Melbourne Rebels\u003c\/em\u003e is a raw, close-up account of a group of committed people who, despite being forced to operate under severe financial and emotional stress, strove to take their club to its first ever Super Rugby finals appearance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also provides a window into the administration of rugby in Australia; a troubling account of how a newly found determination to impose financial austerity clashed head on with rugby's traditional values of respect, comradeship, and a shared love of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoff Parkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923020900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923020900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Reality Experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Geoff Parkes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800610615551,"sku":"9781923020900","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-year-in-the-life-geoff-parkes-9781923020900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}