All Black Victory Parade in Auckland Sunday afternoon - book to follow this week!

What a a crowd, what an atmosphere, I was glad and proud to be there. I even observed coach of the hour Graham Henry smiling broadly!

And a press release just out from Penguin Books New Zealand:

Penguin Group (NZ) are delighted to be publishing the only official NZRU and RWC commemorative celebration book of yesterday’s All Blacks win.

We are pulling out all the stops to get this to the printer today so it will be in bookshops on Thursday – YES – this Thursday (27^th Oct).

The book will feature

• Match reports on every All Black game, with key stats/moments, highlights/lowlights
• Photos of the games and the defining moments
• An A3 pull-out poster of the winning All Blacks team with the Cup
• Coverage of the team off the field, e.g. training sessions, in public and meeting the fans
• Stunning photographs of the opening ceremony
• Memorable moments on and off the pitch
• And yes it will include a picture of Sonny Bill changing his shirt and THAT moment for Dan Carter!

 With an RRP of just $17.99 everyone will want a copy of this commemorative book.