Legends of World Rugby - Paul Verdon - The Greatest Autograph collection

Rugby Relics are proud to be able to offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Legends of World Rugby. This limited edition book has been signed by the greatest players from around the world from the amateur era.

Colin Meads, Gareth Edwards, David Campese, Barry John, Hugo Porta, Frik du Preez, John Eales, Michael Jones, Naas Botha, Willie John McBride, Tony O’Reilly, Sean Fitzpatrick, Cliff Morgan, Joost van der Westhuizen, Joel Stransky, JPR Williams, Jackie Kyle …

That’s just for starters!

Add Mike Gibson, Philippe Sella, Mervyn Davies, Mark Ella, Michael Lynagh, Fergus Slattery, Nick Farr-Jones …

Plus more stars from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s such as Benoit Dauga, Walter Spanghero, Jackie Matthews, Dickie Jeeps, Lucien Mias, Nick Shehadie, Pierre Villepreux, Jo Maso, Bleddyn Williams …

There are All Black greats such as Ian Kirkpatrick, Brian Lochore, Kevin Skinner, Grant Fox, Bob Scott, Wilson Whineray and ‘Tiny’ White Sid Going …

Every player signed up for the project

Now you're beginning to see the quality of this collection in Legends of World Rugby. These are just some of the 74 legendary players – every player involved – who’ve signed each precious limited edition.

"Never before and never again" is quite a call when used to describe a book on the legendary players from around the world.

But in producing ‘Legends of World Rugby’, a collector's piece of unprecedented intrinsic and historical value has been created.

Never before has a project involving such a galaxy of stars been attempted. The mammoth task took several years to complete.

All Black great Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads kindly wrote the letter of introduction to these men, detailing the project on behalf of the author.

Then from Porta in Buenos Aires , to du Preez in Mafeking , to Sella in Villeneuve Sur Lot, to McBride in Ballyclare, to Scott in Whangamata, to Campese in Durban , to Andy Irvine in Edinburgh , to Edwards in Porthcawl …

... the journey of the signing material inexorably continued.

There are 100 ‘Legends’ who are covered in this fabulous book. Out of respect to the dead, the balance of players is made up of legendary players who are now deceased, the men who will never be forgotten, the greats of yesteryear include Gwyn Nicholls, Gerry Brand, Gordon Brown, Danie Craven, Billy Wallace ....

Each chapter analyses the often superb contribution the player made to the history of the rugby game and to his own country’s fortunes. The author’s efforts ensured the player’s life since his retirement was covered too. A ‘bio box’ also rounds out each player’s coverage.

The book contains wonderful photography, with many historic shots, sets off all 100 of these remarkable players’ careers.

The presentation of Legends reaches all new standards.

The book comes in a handsome presentation – an embossed padded cover Special Edition sits snugly contained inside a lined ‘cigar box’ (lift-up top) outer shellcase. Vibrant new colours are involved.

This may all sound ‘technical’ and printer’s ‘jargon’, but believe us, this book is beautiful and truly something to behold.

There is a certificate of authenticity (signed by the author) and a written guarantee that it is restricted to only 533 copies worldwide.

Each edition is numbered and there is a money-back guarantee

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THE LEGENDS

FEATURED

ALBALADEJO, PIERRE ( FRANCE )

BEAUMONT, BILL ( ENGLAND )

BENNETT, PHIL ( WALES )

BOTHA, NAAS ( SOUTH AFRICA )

BRAND, GERRY ( S AFRICA )

BROWN, GORDON ( SCOTLAND )

BROWNLIE, MAURICE ( NZ )

CAMPESE, DAVID ( AUSTRALIA )

CARLING, WILL ( ENGLAND )

CATCHPOLE, KEN ( AUSTRALIA )

CLAASSEN, JOHAN ( S AFRICA )

CLARKE, DON ( NEW ZEALAND )

CONNOR, DES ( AUSTRALIA )

COOKE, BERT ( NEW ZEALAND )

COTTON, FRAN ( ENGLAND )

CRAUSTE, MICHEL ( FRANCE )

CRAVEN, DANIE ( S AFRICA )

CRAWFORD, ERNIE ( IRELAND )

DAUGA, BENOIT (FRANCE)

DAVIES, DAVE ( ENGLAND )

DAVIES, GERALD ( WALES )

DAVIES, MERVYN ( WALES )

DAVIS, GREG ( AUSTRALIA )

DUCKHAM, DAVID ( ENGLAND )

DU PLESSIS, MORNE ( S A )

DU PREEZ, FRIK ( S AFRICA )

EALES, JOHN ( AUSTRALIA )

EDWARDS, GARETH ( WALES )

ELLA, MARK ( AUSTRALIA )

FARR-JONES, NICK ( AUSTRALIA )

FITZPATRICK, SEAN ( N Z )

FOX, GRANT ( NEW ZEALAND )

GAINSFORD, JOHN ( S AFRICA )

GERBER, DANIE ( S AFRICA )

GIBSON, MIKE ( IRELAND )

GOING, SID ( NEW ZEALAND )

GRAY, KEN ( NEW ZEALAND )

HASTINGS, GAVIN ( SCOTLAND )

HORAN, TIM ( AUSTRALIA )

IRVINE , ANDY ( SCOTLAND )

JACKSON, PETER ( ENGLAND )

JEEPS, DICKIE ( ENGLAND )

JOHN, BARRY ( WALES )

JONES, CLIFF ( WALES )

JONES, KEN ( WALES )

JONES, MICHAEL ( N ZEALAND )

KIRKPATRICK, IAN ( NZ )

KYLE, JACKIE ( IRELAND )

LAIDLAW, FRANK ( SCOTLAND )

LAWTON , TOMMY ( AUSTRALIA )

LOCHORE, BRIAN ( NZ )

LOUW, BOY ( SOUTH AFRICA )

LYNAGH, MICHAEL ( AUSTRALIA )

MASO, JO ( FRANCE )

MATTHEWS, JACKIE ( WALES )

McBRIDE, WILLIE JOHN ( IRELAND )

McCORMICK, FERGIE ( NZ )

McGEECHAN, IAN ( SCOTLAND )

McLAUCHLAN, IAN ( SCOTLAND )

MEADS, COLIN ( NZ )

MIAS, LUCIEN ( FRANCE )

MORGAN, CLIFF ( WALES )

MORKEL, GERHARD ( S AFRICA )

MULLEN, KARL ( IRELAND )

MULLER, HENNIE ( S AFRICA )

MURPHY, NOEL ( IRELAND )

NEARY, TONY ( ENGLAND )

NEPIA, GEORGE ( NZ )

NICHOLLS, GWYN ( WALES )

O’REILLY, TONY ( IRELAND )

OSLER, BENNIE ( S AFRICA )

PILLMAN, ‘CHERRY’ ( ENGLAND )

POIDEVIN, SIMON ( AUSTRALIA )

PORTA, HUGO ( ARGENTINA )

PRAT, JEAN ( FRANCE )

PULLIN, JOHN ( ENGLAND )

QUINNELL, DEREK ( WALES )

RIPLEY, ANDY ( ENGLAND )

RISMAN, BEV ( ENGLAND )

SCOTT, BOB ( NEW ZEALAND )

SELLA, PHILIPPE (FRANCE)

SHEHADIE, NICK ( AUSTRALIA )

SKINNER, KEVIN ( NZ )

SLATTERY, FERGUS ( IRELAND )

SMITH, IAN ( SCOTLAND )

SPANGHERO, WALTER ( FRANCE )

STRANSKY, JOEL ( S AFRICA )

TELFER, JIM ( SCOTLAND )

THORNETT, JOHN ( AUSTRALIA )

TOWERS, CYRIL ( AUSTRALIA )

TREMAIN, KEL ( NEW ZEALAND )

UNDERWOOD, RORY ( ENGLAND )

VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, JOOST ( SA )

VILLEPREUX, PIERRE ( FRANCE )

WALLACE, BILLY ( NZ )

WHINERAY, WILSON ( NZ )

WHITE, TINY ( NEW ZEALAND )

WILLIAMS, BLEDDYN ( WALES )

WILLIAMS, CHESTER ( SA )

WILLIAMS, J P R ( WALES )

The players who have signed are as follows...............

Pierre Albaladejo (France), Bill Beaumont (England), Phil Bennett (Wales), Naas Botha (South Africa), David Campese (Australia), Will Carling (England), Ken Catchpole (Australia), Johan Claassen (South Africa), Des Connor (Australia), Fran Cotton (England), Michel Crauste (France), Gerald Davies (Wales), Mervyn Davies (Wales), Benoit Dauga (France), David Duckham (England), Morne Du Plessis (South Africa), Frik Du Preez (South Africa), John Eales (Australia), Gareth Edwards (Wales), Mark Ella (Australia), Nick Farr-Jones (Australia), Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand), Grant Fox (New Zealand), John Gainsford (South Africa), Danie Gerber (South Africa), Mike Gibson (Ireland), Sid Going (New Zealand), Gavin Hastings (Scotland), Tim Horan (Australia), Andy Irvine (Scotland), Dickie Jeeps (England), Barry John (Wales), Michael Jones (New Zealand), Ian Kirkpatrick (New Zealand), Jackie Kyle (Ireland), Frank Laidlaw (Scotland), Brian Lochore (New Zealand), Michael Lynagh (Australia), Jo Maso (France), Jackie Matthews (Wales), Willie John McBride (Ireland), Fergie McCormick (New Zealand), Ian McGeechan (Scotland), Ian McLauchlan (Scotland), Colin Meads (New Zealand), Lucien Mias (France), Cliff Morgan (Wales), Karl Mullen (Ireland), Noel Murphy (Ireland), Tony Neary (England), Tony O'Reilly (Ireland), Simon Poidevin (Australia), Hugo Porta (Argentina), John Pullin (England), Derek Quinnell (Wales), Andy Ripley (England), Bev Risman (England), Bob Scott (New Zealand), Philippe Sella (France), Nick Shehadie (Australia), Kevin Skinner (New Zealand), Fergus Slattery (Ireland), Walter Spanghero (France), Joel Stransky (South Africa), Jim Telfer (Scotland), John Thornett (Australia), Rory Underwood (England), Joost Van Der Westhuizen (South Africa), Pierre Villepreux (France), Wilson Whineray (New Zealand), Tiny White (New Zealand), Bleddyn Williams (Wales), Chester Williams (South Africa), J P R Williams (Wales)

Those players who have gone to the great signing in the sky...............

Gerry Brand (South Africa), Gordon Brown (Scotland), Maurice Brownlie (New Zealand), Don Clarke (New Zealand), Bert Cooke (New Zealand), Danie Craven (South Africa), Ernie Crawford (Ireland), Dave Davies (England), Greg Davis (Australia), Ken Gray (New Zealand), Peter Jackson (England), Cliff Jones (Wales), Ken Jones (Wales), Tommy Lawton (Australia), Boy Louw (South Africa), Gerhard Morkel (South Africa), Hennie Muller (South Africa), George Nepia (New Zealand), Gwyn Nicholls (Wales), Bennie Osler (South Africa), 'Cherry' Pillman (England), Jean Prat (France), Ian Smith (Scotland), Cyril Towers (Australia), Kel Tremain (New Zealand), Billy Wallace (New Zealand),