From one of the most perceptive, controversial and intelligent rugby writers, this is all you need to prepare yourself for those bleary nights in front of the television watching the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
In 2007, 20 rugby-playing nations will take to the field to try and bring home rugby's most coveted prize, the William Webb Ellis trophy.
Over 44 drama-filled days, supporters will pour into rugby grounds and stadiums in France, Scotland and Wales to watch 47 matches, and the Rugby World Cup final in Paris on 20 October.
Around the globe, an estimated 3.4 billion television viewers will take in the action as it unfolds.
In 'Watching the Rugby World Cup', acclaimed rugby writer Spiro Zavos writes of the events that, in just 20 years, have taken the Rugby World Cup from a pipedream to one of the world's three top sporting contests, equalled only by the Olympics and the Soccer World Cup.
'Watching the Rugby World Cup' is an inside guide to the players, coaches, referees, strategies, and national styles and idiosyncrasies that have shaped the five past tournaments, and that will make 2007 the most thrilling of them all. If you love rugby, you cannot afford to be without it.
