Behind the Posts: Best Quotes of Rugby World Cup 2011

Forever re-live the greatest moments of RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011!

A compelling collection of the best quotes from coaches, captains and players of the pinnacle tournament, hosted in New Zealand, home of the mighty All Blacks.

Complete with full match summaries, Behind the Posts features all 48 matches and all 20 teams, including rugby's traditional powerhouses, the NZ All Blacks, Australia's Wallabies and the defending champions, South Africa's Springboks.

Northern hemisphere giants include France, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Mighty minnows who performed admirably include the USA Eagles, Canada, Japan, Italy and Russia.

Authored on location in the host nation, New Zealand, Behind the Posts is a wonderful commemorative item with quotes from Rugby's greatest heroes,such as:

1. New Zealand’s Graham Henry, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Sonny Bill Williams, Ma’a Nonu, Cory Jane, Stephen Donald, Brad Thorn and Kieran Read
2. France’ Marc Lièvremont, Thierry Dusautoir, Aurelien Rougerie, Dimitri Yachvili and Julien Bonnaire
3. Australia’s Robbie Deans, James Horwill, Will Genia, James O’Connor, Adam Ashley Cooper, Nathan Sharpe and David Pocock
4. Wales’ Warren Gatland, Sam Warburton,Gethin Jenkins, Stephen Jones, Mike Phillips and Shane Williams
5. South Africa’s Peter de Villiers, John Smit and Victor Matfield
6. England’s Martin Johnson, Lewis Moody, Mike Tindall, James Haskell, Toby Flood, Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi
7. Ireland’s Declan Kidney, Brian O’Driscoll, Sean O’Brien, Ronan O’Gara and Leo Cullen
8. Argentina’s Felipe Contepomi, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Mario Ledesma
9. Scotland’s Andy Robinson, Rory Lawson, Dan Parks and Simon Danielli
10. Samoa’s Titimaea Tafua, Brian McLean, Mahonri Schwalger, Census Johnston and Daniel Leo
11. USA’s Eddie O’Sullivan, Todd Clever, Tim Usasz, JJ Gagiano and Chris Wyles
12. Japan’s John Kirwan, Takashi Kikutani and Hirotoki Onozawa
13. Canada’s Kieran Crowley, Jebb Sinclair, Ryan Smit and Tyler Hotson
14. Italy’s Nick Mallett, Sergio Parisse and Luke McLean
15. Tonga’s Alisona Taumalolo, Finau and Isitolo Maka
16. Fiji’s Samu Domoni, Deacon Manu, Netani Edward Talei and Vereniki Goneva
17. Russia’s Nikolay Nerush, Alexander Voytov and Igor Klyuchnikov
18. Namibia’s Johan Diergaardt and Jacques Burger
19. Romania’s Romeo Gontineac, Marius Tincu and Cristian Petre
20. Georgia’s Richie Dixon, Irakli Abuseridze and Tedo Zibzibadze

The next Rugby World Cup is being hosted by England in 2015. Until then, sit back and enjoy Behind the Posts and re-live the moments that made the 2011 Rugby World Cup one of the most watched global tournaments on the planet.

Behind the Posts is not associated with Rugby World Cup Ltd and it's affiliates, nor does it contain official RWC branding, images or material. References are used in an editorial fashion only.

This publication is the result of one local author's hard work to ensure the memories live on for the fans of the greatest game in the world.