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FIRST EDITION
© Sam Warburton 2019
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Extract from Western Mail, 17 October, 2011 courtesy of Western Mail/Media Wales
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Source ISBN: 9780008336578
Ebook Edition © September 2019 ISBN: 9780008336608
Version: 2019-07-23
To my wife Rachel, daughter Anna, my family and close friends – thanks for being on the journey with me, supporting me and helping me through all the tough times. I could never have done it without you.
CONTENTS
1 Cover
2 Title Page
3 Copyright
4 Dedication
5 Contents
6 PROLOGUE
7 1 WHITCHURCH
8 LEADERSHIP 1: PERSONALITY
9 2 TOYOTA STADIUM, CHICAGO
10 LEADERSHIP 2: PROFESSIONALISM
11 3 EDEN PARK
12 LEADERSHIP 3: PERFORMANCE
13 4 MILLENNIUM STADIUM
14 LEADERSHIP 4: PERSPECTIVE
15 5 ETIHAD STADIUM, MELBOURNE
16 LEADERSHIP 5: POSITIVITY
17 6 TWICKENHAM
18 LEADERSHIP 6: PERSISTENCE
19 7 WESTPAC STADIUM, WELLINGTON
20 LEADERSHIP 7: PEOPLE
21 EPILOGUE
22 APPENDIX A: THE FUTURE OF THE GAME
23 APPENDIX B: MY BEST WELSH XV
24 APPENDIX C: MY BEST INTERNATIONAL XV
25 About the Publisher
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