Remarkable Rugby Grounds

Launched as rugby hits fever pitch for the 2023 World Cup, Remarkable Rugby Grounds is the perfect title for a literate and affluent armchair rugby market.

Remarkable Rugby Grounds continues the blend of earlier ‘Remarkables’ by mixing some of the world’s cathedrals of rugby with some of the quirky club grounds and local pitches set in beautiful locations.

We travel ‘Around the World in 80 pitches’ with grounds in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Samoa, Japan, Alaska, Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Romania, along with the Six Nations venues.

Apart from Aviva Stadium/Lansdowne Road in Dublin (which has a train running beneath the grandstand), the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Murrayfield and Twickenham, there are the genteel splendours of Bath’s Recreation Ground nestling alongside the River Avon or the home of the Cornish Pirates, Mennaye Field in Penzance. The Pirates have one of the most remarkable fanbases, with the Cornish diaspora popping up at games all over the country with their familiar pirate roar.

Featuring 80 of the world’s most interesting rugby grounds, the book also delves a little into the history of the grounds by including a sprinkling of archive photos.

Proposed rugby grounds from across the globe: Alaska, Brisbane, Central Coast (NSW), Canada, Mumbai, Cumbria, Sydney, rural Wales (5), Johannesburg, Romania (2), Auckland, Dunedin, Perth WA, Cape Town (3), Bordeaux, Paris (3), Cardiff, Japan (3), Chile, Colorado, Twickenham, Hong Kong, Durban, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Melrose, Mull, Bath, Rotorua, Gloucester, Canterbury (NZ), Wellington, Sligo, Grenoble, Marseille, Mangatinoka (NZ), South Korea, Rugby School, Rome (2), Dubai, London, Wanaka (NZ), Las Vegas.

Reviews

‘While cricket and football stadiums have long been revered and celebrated, rugby grounds haven’t been given quite the same level of adulation – until now. Ryan Herman seeks to redress the sporting imbalance, selecting 80 rugby grounds to fawn over.’ — Pitch Magazine

‘A beautiful collection of some of the most magnificent places to watch and play rugby.’
— Phil Caplan, TALKSPORT

‘A resplendent coffee-table book.’
— RugbyWorld

About the author

Ryan Herman is a feature writer for award-winning magazine Rugby Journal often focusing on offbeat and unconventional stories across every level of the game from grassroots to internationals. His career as a sportswriter and editor spans 25 years. He is also a contributor for The New European covering sports and social issues and is the author of Amazon bestseller Remarkable Football Grounds. He is, however, a terrible rugby player.