- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Mainstream Publishing; New edition edition (28 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840189053
- ISBN-13: 978-1840189056
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 350,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On 22 November 2003, England enjoyed their most wondrous day of sporting glory since the 1966 football World Cup final. Inspired by the amazing Jonny Wilkinson, they won the Rugby World Cup, silencing anti-Pom Australia with a victory in the final in Sydney in one of the most exciting sporting contests ever staged. The reaction of the nation back at home, starved of sporting success, was remarkable - a crowd of 750,000 would later cheer the team's victory parade through the streets of London. This was more than a rugby victory. It put the northern hemisphere back in charge of the sport but also turned the tide against Australian sporting dominance and perhaps even lit a beacon for the revival of all England's national sporting teams. It was a triumph earned after years of meticulous planning, of relentless sweat and dedication, won in the cauldron of Down Under dislike of all things English. It elevated people like Wilkinson, coach Clive Woodward and the inspirational captain, Martin Johnson, into sporting legend. Stephen Jones followed the whole process and notably the final push, which began in August 2002 and ended in November 2003 with the climax of England's spectacular run in
About the Author
Stephen Jones has been rugby correspondent for The Sunday Times for 20 years. He has covered five British Lions tours and all four Rugby World Cups to date. He has been Sports Reporter of the Year and Sports Correspondent of the Year. His book Endless Winter won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and Midnight Rugby was shortlisted for the same award.
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Perhaps through a need to remind myself of English rugby's awesome superiority at the time following their pretty dismal form since, I picked up On My Knees only recently, more than 18 months after the World Cup win. Stephen Jones's description of the last few seconds of the final is as goose-bump raising as any I've read; not only that, but the entire book is a gripping account of the unflinchingly thorough preparation undertaken by Clive Woodward and his team over the two years prior to RWC 2003.
I'd recommend the book to any rugby fan...well, any rugby fan from the Northern Hemisphere. I'd love to think that fans of the game from Australia and New Zealand would also read the book, if only to gain an insight into how their countries' teams are perceived by the rest of the world, but I think they'd struggle with some of the longer words...
All in all, an entertaining read for anyone who enjoys Stephen Jones's writing in the Sunday Times or follows rugby, and an essential one for any England rugby supporter.
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