Matthew Ridge - Take No Prisoners

Published by Hodder Moa Beckett, 1998, 272 pages.

Matthew Ridge wanted this book to be different to all others about sportspeople. He's achieved that by being incredibly honest, revealing a life story that is the stuff of good fiction. Page after page the personal revelations mount up alongside his enthralling and often-startling experiences as a young All Black and rugby league star with Manly and the Auckland Warriors. Together, these elements give an unprecedented insight into one of our most successful and enigmatic national heroes.