Book description
Determined, dedicated and dogmatic, Martyn Williams is the
inspiring number seven lynchpin who has steered club and country to
victory in inimitable style. In his action-packed autobiography, he
writes for the first time about his love for the sport he has made his
own. Starting out with home-town team Pontypridd, it didn't take the
ginger-haired flanker long to make his mark on the national game. He
made his Wales debut aged just 20 and won the Welsh league title with
Ponypridd the following year, repeating the feat in his first season
after joining Cardiff, who he went on to captain for three years.
Twice a British Lion, he took an award-winning role in Wales' Six
Nations championship Grand Slam of 2005 and then came out of
international retirement to seal a second Slam in 2008. Martyn speaks
for the first time about the controversial departure of Mike Ruddock
as coach of the national team, the drinking culture in Welsh rugby in
the early years of professionalism, the infamous Battle of Brive and
why he turned down the chance to captain Wales at the 2003 World Cup.
He also gives his views on the influx of southern hemisphere coaches
like Graham Henry, Steve Hansen and Warren Gatland, what went wrong at
the 2007 World Cup and why he came out of retirement. Featuring the
inside story of the 2008 Grand Slam and revealing portraits of his
team-mates and opponents, this honest, witty, informative and
entertaining autobiography is a must for fans and any sports lover.
