About the Author

Phil Vickery grew up on the family farm in Cornwall before becoming one of Gloucester RFC's most legendary players in an 11 year career at Kingsholm. He now plays his club rugby with Wasps. The 33-year-old is an imposing prop forward (6 feet 4 inches tall and nearly 20 stones in weight) who has amassed 75 caps for England in a highly distinguished international career that has taken him to two World Cup finals. He has also played 5 Tests for the British and Irish Lions (in 2001 and 2009) He was awarded the MBE in 2004. Alison Kervin, who assisted Phil Vickery with the writing of this book, is the former editor of Rugby World magazine, former Rugby Editor of The Times and Chief Sports Interviewer of the Daily Telegraph. This is her twelfth book.