Splashdown

The Story of My World Cup Year

Chris Ashton

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9780857208057
• Print ISBN:
  9780857208033

From try scoring records to controversial celebrations, Chris Ashton has had an amazing year. Announcing his star presence with an awesome 85-metre try against Australia, Chris burst onto the scene and has lit up Twickenham. In his new book he delves into the England rugby team's renaissance, a victorious Six Nations campaign, the build-up to the Rugby World Cup and the tournament itself in New Zealand. From dynamic tries on the pitch to behind-the-scenes life on tour, this is the story of England's Rugby World Cup journey from the player everyone is talking about.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication page
• Contents
• Prologue
• 1 My Twickenham Debut
• 2 Australia and That Try
• 3 Springboks, Concussion and the Samoans
• 4 Wales
• 5 Splashdown - Italy, France and Scotland
• 6 The Grand Slam Dream Crushed
• 7 Oh, When the Saints . . .
• 8 Christmas and Beyond
• 9 Manu and the Heineken Cup Final
• 10 Under the Knife
• 11 Starting to Get Serious
• 12 To a Land Down Under
• 13 Making the Quarter-Finals
• 14 The World Cup Exit
• Epilogue
• The England Squad
• Acknowledgements
• Picture Credits
• Plates