- Publisher: St David's
- Year: 2014
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 252pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 232x155mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.5kg
- ISBN: 9781902719405
- Product code: 541148
Spikey: 2 Hard to Handle
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Mike ‘Spikey’ Watkins was the first Welshman since 1882 to captain his country on his debut and take them to a win, but following the ‘Hookers Night Out’ incident in 1978 he was banned from his team and playing for his country. This frank autobiography describes how he rebuilt his career and fought his way back to the peak of the game.
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One of the most colourful and controversial characters in Welsh rugby history, Mike 'Spikey' Watkins remains the only player since 1882 to captain Wales on his debut, and win. Discarded by Cardiff RFC and banned by the WRU after the infamous 'Hookers Night Out' incident in November 1978, Spikey, who had regularly played for the Wales B team and was understudy to Bobby Windsor, thought his chance of a prized Welsh cap has disappeared. In this brutally frank and hard-hitting autobiography, 'Spikey' Watkins, the loveable rogue of Welsh rugby, lifts the lid on his roller-coaster playing career and explains how he fought back against the 'blazer-brigade' he despised, returned to captain a hugely successful Newport team and finally got the call from the WRU, due to public pressure from the supporters who adored him, to captain his country to victory against Ireland in 1984.
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Mike ‘Spikey’ Watkins was the first Welshman since 1882 to captain his country on his debut and take them to a win, but following the ‘Hookers Night Out’ incident in 1978 he was banned from his team and playing for his country. This frank autobiography describes how he rebuilt his career and fought his way back to the peak of the game.
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