One Team: The Paths to Rugby World Cup Glory

If you're into details and seeing that, whatever you're interested in (in this case, England Rugby) that no stone is left unturned, then this is the book for you. The fine points and specifics, from all the contributors give a fascinating insight into just what it takes to win the pinnacle of the sport. Lots of bumps, ups and downs on the way and, as we know, it wasn't plain sailing. The stories and anecdotes are funny, sad, breath taking and it takes you back to that tournament 20 years ago that will forever be in the hearts of all who follow English rugby. It broke me out in a sweat a few times. Just brilliant.

This is such a fascinating book that you can really provides an insight into the foundations behind the historic England 2003 RWC winning side. You get an understanding from all of the management of how the building blocks were put in place and that not only the players strived to be the best they could be but the management staff too. Talking about how they reached their moment and of course views from some of the players too. This is how they all came together as One Team. once you start reading you just cannot put it down !

A fascinating read.When Clive Woodward took over in 1997, rugby had only been Open for a couple of years. In the revolution that followed Woodward introduced a level of professionalism to the England camp that translated into dominance on the pitch and left the rest of the world behind. One Team sets out the Management's extraordinary attention to detail and focus, from fitness to coaching, from the medical team to England's media image. In some ways it was the precursor to Dave Brailsford's Marginal Gains approach to British Cycling - fundamentally, Woodward and his team took a more rigorous, analytical approach to maximising performance in international rugby than had ever been taken before.As England embark on another World Cup campaign, here's a book to lift your spirits: when England were the best team in the world.

Deals in depth with how England won the 2003 World Cup under Sir Clive Woodward’s leadership. Ideas that he and his coaching team introduced are now used by all elite teams . Fascinating insight into how the various pieces of the performance jigsaw fit together to produce the ultimate conclusion.

The author really captures the essence of the new profession of Rugby in England. His blend of focussed narrative leavened with anecdotes provides an engaging and informative read from start to finish.An excellent book - recommended for both management insights and historical perspectives.

This book explains how Clive Woodward’s approach to managing the team completely changed the nature of rugby team management and coaching. All the management team and several players contributed to this book and it shows! Excellent read (and I learned a lot!).

As a sports coach myself I read this book to understand the level of dedication and detail needed to propel a sports franchise to greatness and into history from bottom to top. Well researched and put together

Couldn't put it down once I started reading it!