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‘World in Union’ author talks to legendary Welsh international, John Taylor
Don’t miss the latest podcast by James Dixon. James is the author of ‘World in Union: A History of the Rugby World Cup in XV Matches’ – and he chats with John Taylor! John commentated on many of the games selected for the book. This week James’ guest on the Ground Jewels podcast is the legendary John Taylor. John is a Welsh international, a two-time British and Irish Lion, and part of the the famous 1971 Lions who defeated the All Blacks where he started all four Tests. Furthermore, John was ITV’s lead commentator for the Rugby World Cup. Read more…
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Win a copy of ‘World in Union’ in the Rugby World Magazine competition
Rugby World Magazine is hosting a competition to win a copy of James Dixon’s fabulous new book on the Rugby World Cup – ‘World in Union: A History of the Rugby World Cup in XV Matches‘. They also feature a tantalising extract – this one focusing on France’s fractious build-up to their appearance in the 2011 final against New Zealand. Have a read – it’s a great taster of what this book has to offer. Read more…
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Meet James Dixon, author of ‘World in Union: A History of the Rugby World Cup in XV Matches’.
James shares with us how his incredible ‘World in Union’ came about. During the first Covid lockdown in 2020 World Rugby exploited their archive and made several classic Rugby World Cup encounters available to watch in full. It was manna from heaven for the sport starved. While watching the 1987 Rugby World Cup pool game between Canada and Tonga I was struck just how much rugby had changed in the intervening thirty or so years. Read more…