Description

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Blending simple physics with anecdotes from the world of rugby, this informative reference demonstrates how to improve rugby techniques. Tackling, passing, running, and kicking are analyzed from a scientific perspective, incorporating Newton’s Laws, and then discussed in the wider context of the game. This valuable guide will not only instruct but also entertain sports-oriented students of all levels.

About the Author

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T. Lipscombe is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society who has taught at the City University of New York, the Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Oxford. He is the author of Albert Einstein: A Biography. He lives in Catonsville, Maryland.

 

Praise For…

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"A lively and intriguing narrative offering as much enjoyment as a well fought scrum. Regardless of your familiarity with rucks or Newton, [this book] will please and inform aficionados and neophytes alike."  —Todd W. Kent, PhD, associate director, program in teacher preparation

"Lipscombe offers up explanations aimed at props and armchair players alike with plenty of references to great rugby players and famous matches."  —Physics World

"The cocktail of rugby and physics, mixed for us by Lipscombe, will be a pleasant read both for fans of the sport and for teachers and students of physics and the public."  —Il Nuovo Saggiatore magazine

"If one knows physics and has any interest in rugby, this book is worth owning, as there are just enough equations and the more detailed calculations appear as end notes to each chapter." —American Journal of Physics