We have been contacted by the organiser of the Wantage Literature Festival. They wanted to promote a talk by an author who's book tells the true story of 15 rugby players who fought in the First World War...

Jason Leonard (England & British Lions) has praised the book saying: "People use the word hero to describe sportsmen but the guys in this book are true heroes. A fantastic and inspiring read from the first page to the last."

"The Final Whistle" won Rugby Book of the Year in the 2013 Times British Sports Book Awards and was featured in BBC TV's World War One At Home.

The talk by Stephen Cooper will be on Sunday morning (26th Oct) at 11.30am. More details in the image.