More than a series of books about rugby, Gueules du Rugby is a poetic tribute of a kind rarely seen to the beauty and the depth of a sport and of the men who built its legend. Its portraits of players, who have travelled through the ages with that oddly bouncing oval ball as their common thread, say a great deal about an equally singular discipline, carried by a set of values that set it apart.

To open its selection, Ruck Zone has chosen a name that speaks to the whole rugby community. Serge Blanco, the man they called the Pelé of rugby for his elegance and his feel for expansive play, the most faithful of the faithful to his lifelong club Biarritz Olympique and a France international (93 caps, 38 tries) from the pioneering generation that played the first World Cup in history in 1987. A year that brought a final for France, lost to the All Blacks (29-9), five years before the great Blanco’s last outing. A final there too, and lost there too, for the full-back with his Biarritz club against Toulon (19-14). The farewell of a player who left his mark on his era.

Find Serge Blanco in the final part of the “2023 joueurs pour 2023” four-book series! The work brings together nearly 300 player portraits, along with their video interviews. You can watch mine in full by getting hold of the book, published to coincide with the World Cup. A concentrate of emotion and passion for rugby.

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