Rugby World Cup 2007 by Paul Morgan
Rugby World Cup 2007: The Official Visual Review
A Comprehensive, High-Gloss Chronicle of the Springboks' Second Global Triumph and Tournament Glory
A Comprehensive, High-Gloss Chronicle of the Springboks' Second Global Triumph and Tournament Glory
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Rugby World Cup 2007
- Author: Paul Morgan
- Publisher: Parragon Book Service Ltd, Bath
- Publication Date: 1 November 2007
- ISBN-10: 1405499368
- ISBN-13: 9781405499361
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing. Official Tournament Record.
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium large-format illustrated hardcover casing with matching high-gloss endpapers.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), 176 pages. Lavishly enhanced with a comprehensive collection of full-colour match action plates, pool-by-pool tactical matrices, stadium charts, and official tournament scoreboards.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used - Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The original large-format illustrated boards present in beautiful, structurally sound condition. The panels sit perfectly flat, clean, and square, preserving their high-gloss laminate finish and vivid color depth. Shows only minimal, microscopic signs of shelf-sheltering along the bottom margins, completely free of corner impacts or storage warping.
- Interior: The internal text block is robustly bound, tight, and highly crisp. All 176 high-gloss pages are clean, bright white, and completely intact. The leaves remain entirely free of user highlighting, underline annotations, library processing stamps, owner name inscriptions, or folded dog-ears. A beautifully maintained collector's copy.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued / Full Pictorial Boards)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in November 2007 in the immediate, raw aftermath of the tournament, Rugby World Cup 2007 stands as the definitive visual review of the tournament that saw the South African Springboks conquer the world for the second time. This comprehensive volume provides a spectacular, point-by-point record of the high-stakes tournament hosted across France, Wales, and Scotland, capturing every historic upset, tactical masterstroke, and unforgettable collision.
Author Paul Morgan delivers a masterful analysis tracking the tournament's most explosive storylines—from the shocking early departures of the All Blacks and Wallabies in the quarter-finals, to the fairy-tale run of Argentina's Los Pumas. The text provides deep inside coverage of Jake White's perfectly engineered Springbok squad, culminating in the tense, try-less 15–6 World Cup Final victory over England at the Stade de France. Armed with definitive match photography and official tournament statistics, this premium quarto used collectible book serves as an indispensable primary historical archive and a highly presentable collectible copy for sports historians and Springbok purists alike.
Author Profile: Paul Morgan
Paul Morgan (1965–2021) was an exceptionally distinguished British sports journalist, editor, and veteran rugby union writer. Revered globally as one of the most authoritative voices in modern rugby journalism, Morgan served as the founding editor of Rugby World magazine and later as the long-standing Communications Director for Premiership Rugby in England. Over his illustrious career, he covered numerous international tours and World Cups, winning deep respect across both hemispheres for his technical game clarity, investigative depth, and sharp narrative pacing.
Morgan's deep relationships within the elite international loops and his direct access to pitch-lane media zones allow him to archive matching milestones, behind-the-scenes coaching notes, and statistical charts that standard tournament summaries overlook. His meticulous journalistic methodology ensures that this official visual review serves as an authoritative, definitive primary historical record of the legendary 2007 tournament heritage.
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