Location: United Kingdom
Member Since:
Aug. 30, 2015
David Scott
Biography
David Scott grew up in New Zealand, playing rugby and cricket. After leaving New Zealand in his twenties he has lived in Australia, the United States, Britain, Ireland and Sri Lanka, and travelled widely in Europe and South Asia. He has worked on farms, in factories, on race tracks and in the City of London. As well he has spent periods working full-time as a left-wing activist. As a sports journalist he has covered three Rugby World Cups and All Black tours to Europe. He has reported on Black Cap cricket tours and a one-day world cup tournament in Sri Lanka. He and his wife, Sriya, now live either at their house in the Colombo beach suburb of Mount Lavinia or up on their land near her home village. These days he keeps himself busy writing, teaching English, helping out on the land and doing his uncle duties with their nieces and nephews.
Where to find David Scott online
Website: http://www.lightwoodbooks.com/return_to_rugbyland.html
Twitter: @David8Scott
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Books
Return to Rugby Land: An Expatriate in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup
by David Scott
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 92,930.
Language:
English.
Published: August 30, 2015
by
Lightwood Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby » Rugby
An expatriate returns to New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup to report on matches and travel around the islands. But 'Return to Rugby Land' is about more than the games and the scenery. 'Return to Rugby Land' is a personal account that offers a broad understanding of New Zealand, and the game that is at its heart, historically and now. A thinking sports’ follower’s book