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New Zealand's wonderful victory over close rivals Australia in the
Twickenham final brought to close a thrilling 2015 Rugby World Cup
which saw southern hemisphere teams dominate and playing a style of
rugby which left the northern teams wondering how they can compete
in future. This 395 page book concentrates on the 2015 tournament,
detailing each pool and knock-out phase match, full information on
all the qualifying competitions, each country's squads with changes
made, plus a 10 page section filled with records and statistics
from both the latest tournament and for the history of the world
cup. The book also has match details for every game played in the
world cup since 1987.
My book, or memoir, is mainly a very light hearted look at my rugby
union experiences both on and off the field. My stories began in
1958 when I was 10 and a pupil at George Heriot's school in
Edinburgh. As I started to recount my early experiences in rugby
union lots of other general boyhood, adolescent and later more
adult moments came to mind. Some stories have nothing to do with
rugby but I thought they might bring a smile to the faces of some
people as they may see themselves in similar circumstances. My
Rugby stories include my times at Heriot's School, Heriot's Former
Pupils Rugby Club, Nottinghamians RFC, Aberdeenshire RFC and Mackie
Academy FPRFC in Stonehaven. I was president of Mackie Academy
FPRFC twice and in that period I met many famous International
players from all of the then Five Nations as they kindly agreed to
speak at the club dinners. They include Scottish stars Andy Irvine,
Jim Telfer, Jim Aitken, Iain Milne and his brothers Kenny and
David. Fran Cotton of England and Gareth Edwards of Wales also
graced the Mackie dinners. Jo Maso the famous French Centre also
features in the book as I recount an amazing story involving him
and Mackie Academy FP's . I was employed as Secretary and General
Manager of Heriot's Rugby Club from 1998 to 2004 and in that time I
had the privilege of meeting players from all over the world as
they trained with their International colleagues at Heriot's school
playing fields, Goldenacre. Towards the end of my tenure at
Heriot's I was close to much of the turmoil that beset the Scottish
Rugby Union and Scottish club rugby. Heriot's were largely
responsible for halting a likely meltdown of the Scottish Rugby
Union in 2004/2005 and I tell that story at the end of my book.
Rugby kicks of the book and closes it too so I have called my
memoir Wrapped in Rugby.
In this fully updated paperback edition of the Sunday Times
bestseller, Jonny Wilkinson opens up to reveal what it is like to
be the world's most famous rugby player and an international
sporting superstar. MY WORLD is a fascinating insight into his
motivations, thoughts, hopes and fears as he discusses topics as
far ranging as playing for England, his all-time heroes, becoming a
celebrity, what it is like to be on the pitch with the hopes of a
nation resting on your shoulders and in your feet and the positives
that could be taken from the 2005 Lions Tour. For the first time,
Jonny Wilkinson talks openly about the England World Cup campaign
and the pressure he was under in those dramatic final moments when
he won the cup for his country. Two years on he also reveals the
battles he has had to face to bring himself back to full fitness as
England build their team round him in preparation for the 2007
World Cup.
With a foreword by former England manager Sir Clive Woodward,
Everything You Need To Know For Coaching Rugby is Dan Cottrell's
best-selling manual created for new and aspiring coaches of junior
and senior players. Anxious about coaching rugby to children? Maybe
you're already coaching, but sometimes struggle to get your points
across to your players? Perhaps you find yourself frequently
running out of preparation time or think your sessions are becoming
dull? This comprehensive book, which contains more than 100 drills
and games for coaching all the basics, is designed to help you
build your players' techniques, skills and understanding of the
whole game from ages 8 to 16. Divided into two parts, part one
focuses on the basics of working with young players in a safe and
rewarding environment. Part two contains more than practical
training sessions, games and activities to coach and enhance all
the basic skills of rugby union.
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