ABOUT
THE BOOK

In 1905 a motley group of young New Zealand rugby players sets out by steamer on a journey to the other side of the world. A year later most of them are back. Bearing scars of illness and injury, they are accorded a hero’s welcome the like of which has never been seen in their country before. Their fame has spread before them across three continents. They are the headlines of the day. Only gradually do they understand how, and why, they should be thus chosen.