TY - BOOK AU - Palmer, Tom, AU - Shephard,David AU - Palmer,Tom AU - Palmer,Tom AU - Palmer,Tom TI - Rugby academy SN - 9781781128664 (pbk) U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2019///] CY - Edinburgh, [Scotland] : PB - Conkers, KW - Rugby Union football players KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Children of military personnel KW - High interest-low vocabulary books KW - Sports fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Dyslexic-friendly text; Combat zone. Originally published: Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2014 -- Surface to air. Originally published: Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2015 -- Dead locked. Originally published: Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2015 N2 - Borderlands First XV have their sights set on becoming the best school rugby team in the world. But while the boys focus on their matches, many of their parents are serving overseas in the armed forces, and everyone is worried as conflict grows in the Central Asian Republic. New pupil Woody is a footballer by nature and must decide if he's prepared to give rugby his all. Rory feels like he's losing his focus, distracted by thoughts of his parents in danger. And Owen finds himself a t the centre when conflict breaks out within the team. With so many hurdles to face along the way, how far will they get in the rigorous schools' tournament? ER -