Manly Rugby Sun, Surf & Scrums
Biography & Memoir Sport & Recreation Australiana
Manly Rugby Sun, Surf & Scrums by Wavell Wakefield is a panoramic hardcover chronicle that marries Australia’s beach culture with the rough-and-tumble world of rugby. Across 482 pages, Wakefield traces the sport’s evolution along Sydney’s northern beaches, weaving first-hand stories of legendary clubs, sunburnt players and packed seaside grandstands into a vivid true-story narrative.
Collectors prize this 2015 dust-jacketed edition for its detailed match records, archival photos and the author’s insider access to Manly’s most colourful characters. Geography buffs will enjoy how the book maps local surf breaks alongside club grounds, showing how salt air shaped playing styles and community spirit.
The book is in very good condition—clean, tight pages from a smoke-free home—making it shelf-ready for sports historians, rugby tragics or anyone hunting Australiana. No inscriptions or markings keep it pristine for gifting or display.
Searchers looking for Australian sports biographies, rugby history hardcovers or Manly Sea Eagles memorabilia will find this volume a satisfying blend of leisure, lifestyle and sporting heritage.
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