Rugby hurts. It demands mental resilience and resistance to pain. It explores character, beyond a capacity to endure punishment. In ‘The Hurt’, Dylan Hartley, one of England’s most successful captains, tells a story of hard men and harsh truths. This is rugby in the raw, a unique insight into the price of sporting obsession.

Author Dylan Hartley Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9780241348970 EAN 9780241348970 Bic Code Cover Paperback