Winning! by Clive Woodward
Winning! (Collectible First Edition in Dust Jacket)
The England Rugby Coach's Own Account of Building the Team That Won the 2003 World Cup
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Winning!: The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory
- Author: Clive Woodward
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date: 2004
- ISBN-13: 9780340836293
- ISBN-10: 0340836296
- Edition Details: First published in Great Britain in 2004.
- Binding: Publisher's black cloth boards with a printed photographic dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Octavo hardcover, approximately 235 x 155 mm.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The black cloth boards are clean, with a few tiny pale specks and no marks or bumping visible. The spine is straight and the binding presents well under the jacket.
- Interior: The text pages are clean with no markings. The page edges are lightly toned and the binding is tight.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy photographic jacket is clean apart from a slight nick at the head of the spine. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Winning! is Clive Woodward's account of England's rise under his coaching, from September 1997 to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. It follows a team that moved from the lower ranks of international rugby to the top as world champions.
Woodward draws on his earlier coaching career and the team's preparation, and sets out the man-management and coaching ideas behind the success. The book reads as a case study in building a winning side, told by the man who led it.
England remain the only Northern Hemisphere side to have won the World Cup, which gives this first-hand record a lasting place in the history of the game. It will appeal to rugby followers and collectors of sporting memoir.
Author Profile: Clive Woodward
Clive Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He earned 21 caps for England as a player and represented the British and Irish Lions.
He coached the England team from 1997 to 2004 and managed them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He was knighted in the 2004 New Year's honours. His later writing includes How to Win: Rugby Leadership From Twickenham to Tokyo.
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