Author(s): Keith Quinn

Rugby

Popular television broadcaster and author Keith Quinn has written his personal diary of the tumultuous 2003 rugby year - the Doug Howlett contract controversy, Rupeni Caucaunibuca's campaign to become an All Black, the illness of Jonah Lomu, the sacking of superstars Christian Cullen, Taine Randell, Andrew Mehrtens and Anton Oliver. Also the threatened player strike over World Cup bonuses, a home defeat by England followed by huge wins over old foes South Africa and Australia ⦠all this and then the World Cup. John Mitchell was taking New Zealand on a journey to World Cup glory, but instead it ended with a shattering defeat by Australia in the semi-finals. Then followed the frantic campaign by Mitchell to hold on to his job as All Black Coach. Keith Quinn takes us through these and other rugby stories that made news during 2003. "Journey to Nowhere" is a personal narrative of Quinn's experiences in 2003, written by someone who has been broadcasting international rugby for more than three decades. Quinn is outspoken, witty and sometimes very personal. This is his take on what happened during the year, what went wrong and why, and he offers his solutions to some of the problems confronting New Zealand rugby.