This unique book provides the only comprehensive descriptive, analytical and pictorial coverage of all seven Rugby World Cups to date.
Rugby historian Paul Verdon minutely examines each of the tournaments – held four-yearly since 1987. Plus there’s full results, including all matches, teams, scorers, officials etc. Wonderful action mono and colour photography.
A big bonus is the input, stories and strategies from the flyhalves (first five-eighths) of every winning nation. These ‘generals’ tell their stories of how their teams won the Webb Ellis Cup and how they, as individuals tasked with the job of leading from the front, contributed to the achievement.
So there’s Grant Fox (New Zealand, 1987), Michael Lynagh (Australia, 1991), Joel Stransky (South Africa, 1995), Stephen Larkham (Australia, 1999), Jonny Wilkinson (England, 2003), Butch James (South Africa, 2007), and Aaron Cruden and Stephen ‘Beaver’ Donald (New Zealand, 2011).
In all, many hundreds of pages of history captured and presented in expert, magical form.
Rugby historian Paul Verdon minutely examines each of the tournaments – held four-yearly since 1987. Plus there’s full results, including all matches, teams, scorers, officials etc. Wonderful action mono and colour photography.
A big bonus is the input, stories and strategies from the flyhalves (first five-eighths) of every winning nation. These ‘generals’ tell their stories of how their teams won the Webb Ellis Cup and how they, as individuals tasked with the job of leading from the front, contributed to the achievement.
So there’s Grant Fox (New Zealand, 1987), Michael Lynagh (Australia, 1991), Joel Stransky (South Africa, 1995), Stephen Larkham (Australia, 1999), Jonny Wilkinson (England, 2003), Butch James (South Africa, 2007), and Aaron Cruden and Stephen ‘Beaver’ Donald (New Zealand, 2011).
In all, many hundreds of pages of history captured and presented in expert, magical form.
