GRR: Books
Readers of GRR will be familiar with the story of Tyler Kania, the rugby player and coach whose life derailed thanks to injury and mental issues.
It’s said that a drowning man may grasp even the point of a sword to save himself; well Tyler Kania hasn’t needed to go that far, but he did grasp a rugby ball, and it’s the rugby ball that will save him.
Tom Speicher was working on his second children’s book when tragedy struck.
The author of a book about Waffles the Guinea Pig (modeled after his own pet) about the days of the week and organization, Speicher was working on a follow-up related to baseball when his partner in life, Maria, learned the terrible news that her daughter, Alexis, had died.
In the spring of 2002 Army West Point Rugby toured the UK, playing, among other teams, Rosslyn Park.
Writer Mike Kils has published a new book about Rob Holder’s work with East Palo Alto youth rugby and the men’s club that spawned.