World Cup Rugby Tales

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780857203458
• ISBN10: 0857203452
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2011-10-07
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Summary

In WORLD CUP RUGBY TALES, World Cup-winning rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio shares his favourite stories from his time at International rugby's greatest tournament. With razor-sharp wit and good humour he lets the reader behind the closed doors of the tournament, to see what happens on and off the pitch when the cameras aren't looking. All the great names are here - Blanco, Lomu and Pienaar among them - and in his time Dallaglio has shared pints or blows (or both) with them all and has lived to tell the stories. Funny, frank and fully loaded with quick-fire banter these are the best of the best tales of the legends of the International stage.

Author Biography

Lawrence Dallaglio is a former captain of the English national team and World Cup winner. Lawrence Dallaglio played as a number 8 for the London Wasps.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
1987	p. 21
Not in the Zone	p. 24
Shiver Me Timbers	p. 26
Brought to Book	p. 34
In the Heart of the New Zealand Valleys	p. 40
Road Warriors	p. 45
Green Dragons	p. 51
Stream of Consciousness	p. 57
Unaccustomed as I Am	p. 61
Let Loose	p. 66
Vague Memory	p. 77
1991	p. 83
A Dish Best Served Cold	p. 87
The Agony and the Ecstasy	p. 93
Double Victory	p. 101
On the Edge	p. 106
The Tipping Pint	p. 113
Zut Alors!	p. 121
Collective Responsibility	p. 127
Friends in High Places	p. 135
Be Prepared	p. 143
1995	p. 151
What Did Suzie Do Next?	p. 154
Tight as Newts	p. 158
Touch and Go	p. 165
Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum, I Smell the Blood…de Glanville	p. 171
'Mr Ambassador, with these Stories…	p. 176
Heaven is not a Place on Earth	p. 184
1999	p. 189
A Few De Beers Too Many	p. 194
The Price of Success	p. 200
Target Rugby	p. 206
2003	p. 211
Unforgettable	p. 214
Deflating the Bus's Wheels	p. 220
Dear Diary	p. 226
Spectator Sport	p. 235
Taken for a Ride	p. 242
Pay Dirt	p. 248
Ain't Misbehavin'	p. 253
Old Men of the Sea	p. 259
Official Respect	p. 264
The Thousandth Time	p. 272
2007	p. 279
Text Book Selection Process	p. 282
Photo Opportunities	p. 292
Strange Bedfellows	p. 297
Epilogue-2011	p. 303
Acknowledgements	p. 307
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