HAYES, John. THE BULL. My Story. (Signed first edition)

London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2012. First edition. 8vo. .pp. 278. Publisher’s black cloth boards, spine lettered in white, in original pictorial dust jacket. A good copy in a slightly frayed dust jacket.

Signed and inscribed by John Hayes to the front free endpaper (“Best Wishes”), with bold autograph beneath. ‘Signed by the Author’ promotional label to upper panel of dust jacket.

The autobiography of John Hayes, legendary Irish prop and Munster stalwart, whose durability and uncompromising style earned him the nickname “The Bull.” Hayes was a central figure in Ireland’s Grand Slam triumph of 2009 and one of the most capped forwards in Irish rugby history. The volume traces his journey from rural County Wexford to the heights of international rugby, with reflections on Six Nations campaigns, Lions tours, and the professional era of the sport. Foreword by Brian O’Driscoll.

A desirable signed copy of a modern Irish rugby memoir, increasingly sought-after in first edition form.

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