Having retired from rugby in 2011 as the most capped Irish forward of all time, John Hayes looks back on a career that brought him and so many others such great pleasure. He takes the reader behind the scenes and reveals what really went on in some of the biggest matches in Irish history. His unrelenting hard graft won him the admiration of the public, and now he explains just what that support meant to him. The Bull is the definitive account of modern Irish rugby, an essential read for any fan of the sport.