`Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out and do it ,' said the coach.

Eoin's not sure if it will be so easy! He's just started a new school ... and a new sport. Everyone at school is mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn't even held a rugby ball before!

With new rules to learn, new friends to make and new teachers to get a handle on, he really doesn't need to have Richie Duffy, the resident bully, picking him out as his latest target!

And just who is this guy, Brian, who looks so out-of-date, but gives great rugby advice?

This book was recognised by the Sakura Medal.

This book is part of a book series called Rugby Spirit .

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Gerard Siggins was born in Dublin in 1962. Initially a sports journalist, he worked for many years in the Sunday Tribune , where he became assistant editor. He has written several books about cricket, as well as being co-author of Lansdowne Road: The Stadium; The Matches; The Greatest Days.