La Melee Fantastique - The French Rugby Tour of New Zealand 1961

A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1962. Hardback with DW in good used condition.
With 'The Great Fight of the French Fifteen' Denis Lalanne established himself as one of the world's outstanding sports journalists. This, his second book, covers the adventures and tours of French Rugbymen during 1959, 1960 and 1961, with special emphasis on the French tourof New Zealand and Australia during July and August 1961.
Denis Lalanne sees New Zealand and New Zealand Rugby through French eyes and his perceptive mind throws an unusally clear light upon the state of the game in a dn between the two countries.