This is the press releaseBook launch
by Bill Ashurst with Steve Manning
Speakers include:
• Bill Ashurst
• Jim Mills
• Mike Nicholas
• Andy Gregory
• Alex Murphy
Compere: Graham Lovett (Wish FM)
On: Tuesday 7 October 2014
Time: 7pm for 7.30pm
Venue: DW Stadium, Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UH
(Room booked by Wigan Riversiders)
All Welcome
Bill Ashurst is widely recognised as one of the outstanding second-row forwards in rugby league since the Second World War. This hard hitting autobiography covers his full rugby league career and much more, including:
• Playing for Wigan, Penrith Panthers and Wakefield Trinity
• His international matches for Great Britain
• Coaching at Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Runcorn Highfield
• The abuse he suffered as a child
• Discovering Christianity
• Growing up in Wigan and his time playing football
Bill’s career was often controversial. His book pulls no punches as he looks back on a bitter defeat in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final; a record unbeaten run with Wigan; playing for Penrith and his relationship with Mike Stephenson; falling out with Vince Karalius and leaving Wigan for a second time; being assistant coach at Wigan with Alex Murphy; coaching at Wakefield Trinity and being sent off in his final playing appearance for Runcorn Highfield at Central Park.
To be published on 29 September 2014 @ £14.95. The book will be available at the launch for £14.00, or can be ordered from the London League Publications Ltd website,
www.llpshop.co.uk for £14.00 post free in the UK. It will also be available from the Wigan Warriors club shop, Waterstones Wigan, all good bookshops and Amazon.co.uk
An E-Book version will be available for Kindle readers on Amazon.
