Loose Head, Joe Marler
Loose Head, Joe Marler
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Loose Head
Confessions of an (un)professional rugby player

Author: Joe Marler

Narrator: Joe Marler

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 10/01/2020


Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.

The unfiltered truth about being a rugby player - from the horsey's mouth.

This book is not just about how I got back on my horse and went clippity-clop all the way to the World Cup final in Japan.

It's the story of how a fat kid who had to live up to the nickname Psycho grew up to play (and party) for over a decade with rugby's greatest pros.

From just about surviving the equivalent of 30 car crashes a game and crooning Adele for team spirit, to extensive field notes on the smell of the Scrum and the fine art of on-pitch relief. Then there's rugby's secret naked wrestling scene and how it was exposed.

In my world, you never know how the ball will bounce...

© Joe Marler 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mr on January 02, 2021

Funny, honest and fascinating, this was an excellent insight into professional rugby told from a viewpoint that is distinctly unprofessional! I have always had a soft spot for Marler, one of the biggest characters on the rugby pitch and so I was intrigued to read what he had to say. So much of it wa......more

Goodreads review by Rutger on March 29, 2021

This book is still my favorite rugby book do far. It takes a prop to know a prop.......more

Goodreads review by Ben Swanson on September 01, 2024

One of the games great characters......more

Goodreads review by Rutger on October 25, 2020

Absolutely loved this, from the 1st page I was hooked. Joe tells a funny and honest tale of his rugby adventures, and it's nice to see that props on a international level are just the same as we grass root props. From his drinking adventure with Irish legend and a personal favorite Rory Best (who ca......more

Goodreads review by Emma on October 13, 2021

I’m drawn to characters in sport. I like someone with a bit of something extra, be it humour, grit, positivity, etc. I like Daniel Riccardo because he’s always so smiley and happy, and genuinely so; Kimi Raikkonen because he’s reserved in public and an absolute party animal in private plus his minim......more