NEW! Legends of World Rugby Limited edition book signed by the greatest players from around the world: Colin Meads, Gareth Edwards, ‘Campo’, Barry John, Hugo Porta, Frik du Preez, John Eales, Michael Jones, Naas Botha, Willie John McBride, Tony O’Reilly, ‘Fitzy’, Cliff Morgan, Joost van der Westhuizen, Joel Stransky, JPR Williams, Jackie Kyle … That’s just for starters! Add Mike Gibson, Philippe Sella, Merv Davies, Nick Farr-Jones, Mark Ella, Michael Lynagh, Fergus Slattery … Plus more stars from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s such as Benoit Dauga, Walter Spanghero, Jackie Matthews, Bleddyn Williams, Dickie Jeeps, Jo Maso, Lucien Mias, Nick Shehadie, Pierre Villepreux … There are All Black greats such as ‘Kirky,’ Brian Lochore, ‘Super Sid,’ Kevin Skinner, ‘Foxy,’ Bob Scott, Wilson Whineray and ‘Tiny’ White … Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity THE PLAYERS WHO SIGNED as there EVER been a book like in Whangamata, to Campese in Durban, ALBALADEJO, PIERRE (FRANCE), BEAUMONT, BILL (ENGLAND), BENNETT, PHIL (WALES), this? Not likely! Now you're to Andy Irvine in Edinburgh, to Edwards BOTHA, NAAS (SOUTH AFRICA), CAMPESE, Hbeginning to see the quality of in Porthcawl … the journey of the signing DAVID (AUST), CARLING, WILL (ENG), this collection. Above are just some of the material inexorably continued. CATCHPOLE, KEN (AUST), CLAASSEN, 75 legendary players from the amateur JOHAN (S AFR), CONNOR, DES (AUST), The stories of 100 ‘Legends’ are covered COTTON, FRAN (ENG), CRAUSTE, MICHEL era who’ve signed YOUR precious in this fabulous book. Out of (FRANCE), DAVIES, GERALD (WALES), DAVIES, limited edition. You may have respect to the dead, the MERV (WALES), DAUGA, BENOIT (FRANCE), seen some of them appear in balance of players is made DUCKHAM, DAVID (ENG), DU PLESSIS, the Opening Ceremony of MORNE (S AFR), DU PREEZ, FRIK (S AFR), up of legendary players EALES, JOHN (AUST), EDWARDS, GARETH the World Cup in France. who are now deceased. (WALES), ELLA, MARK (AUST), FARR-JONES, "Never before and never Wonderful photography NICK (AUST), FITZPATRICK, SEAN (NZ), again" is quite a call when sets off all 100 of these FOX, GRANT (NZ), GAINSFORD, JOHN (S AFR), GERBER, DANIE (S AFR), GIBSON, MIKE used to describe a book remarkable players’ careers. (IRELAND), GOING, SID (NZ), HASTINGS, on the legendary players The presentation of GAVIN (SCOTLAND), HORAN, TIM (AUST), from around the world. Legends also reaches new IRVINE, ANDY (SCOT), JEEPS, DICKIE (ENG), But in producing ‘Legends JOHN, BARRY (WALES), JONES, MICHAEL standards. YOUR book comes (NZ), KIRKPATRICK, IAN (NZ), KYLE, JACKIE of World Rugby’, a collector's in a handsome presentation – (IRE), LAIDLAW, FRANK (SCOT), LOCHORE, piece of unprecedented intrinsic an embossed, laminated edition. It BRIAN (NZ), LYNAGH, MICHAEL (AUST), and historical value has been created. sits snugly contained inside a lined ‘cigar MASO, JO (FRANCE), MATTHEWS, JACKIE It’s all about quality – and quantity! (WALES), McBRIDE, WILLIE JOHN (IRE), box’ (lift-up top) outer shellcase. Superb McCORMICK, FERGIE (NZ), McGEECHAN, Never before has a project involving gold and bronze leather-look colours are IAN (SCOT), McLAUCHLAN, IAN (SCOT), such a galaxy of stars been attempted. involved. MEADS, COLIN (NZ), MIAS, LUCIEN The mammoth task took several years to (FRANCE), MORGAN, CLIFF (WALES), There is a certificate of authenticity complete. MULLEN, KARL (IRE), MURPHY, NOEL (IRE), (signed by the author) and a written NEARY, TONY (ENG), O’REILLY, TONY ‘Pinetree’ Meads kindly wrote the letter guarantee that it is restricted to only 530 (IRE), POIDEVIN, SIMON (AUST), PORTA, of introduction to these men, detailing copies (all the former players received HUGO (ARGENTINA), PULLIN, JOHN the project on behalf of the author, Paul (ENG), QUINNELL, DEREK (WALES), RIPLEY, a limited-edition book) worldwide. ANDY (ENG), RISMAN, BEV (ENG), SCOTT, Verdon. Each edition is numbered and there is a BOB (NZ), SELLA, PHILIPPE (FRANCE), Then from Porta in Buenos Aires, to du money-back guarantee. SHEHADIE, NICK (AUST), SKINNER, KEVIN Preez in Mafeking, to Sella in Villeneuve (NZ), SLATTERY, FERGUS (IRE), SPANGHERO, WALTER (FRANCE), STRANSKY, JOEL (S www.VerdonCollectables.com Sur Lot, to McBride in Ballyclare, to Scott Price: $795 incl GST, plus $20 P&P AFR), TELFER, JIM (SCOT), THORNETT, JOHN (AUST), UNDERWOOD, RORY (ENG), VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, JOOST (S AFR), Hill-Verdon Publishing Ltd, 39 Harbour View Rd, Point Chevalier, Auckland, NZ VILLEPREUX, PIERRE (FRANCE), WHINERAY, WILSON (NZ), WHITE, TINY (NZ), WILLIAMS, Phone: (09) 846 4991 Fax: (09) 846 4198 BLEDDYN (WALES), WILLIAMS, CHESTER (S AFR), WILLIAMS, J P R (WALES). Email: [email protected] Web: www.VerdonCollectables.com.