Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory

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"Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory" is Clive Woodward's account of how the England rugby union team developed, strategized, and ultimately triumphed at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

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Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory canonical	2
The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory	1

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Target entity: Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory
Context triple: [Clive Woodward, publication, Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory]

A. The Three Lions
The Three Lions is the popular nickname for England’s national men’s football team, symbolized by the three lions crest on their badge.
B. The Golden Cups
The Golden Cups were a pioneering 1960s Japanese rock band known for their influential covers of Western rock songs and contribution to the Group Sounds movement.
C. 1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
D. 1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
E. 1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory
Target entity description: "Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory" is Clive Woodward's account of how the England rugby union team developed, strategized, and ultimately triumphed at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

A. The Three Lions
The Three Lions is the popular nickname for England’s national men’s football team, symbolized by the three lions crest on their badge.
B. The Golden Cups
The Golden Cups were a pioneering 1960s Japanese rock band known for their influential covers of Western rock songs and contribution to the Group Sounds movement.
C. 1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
D. 1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
E. 1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ
about	high-performance coaching ⓘ leadership in sport ⓘ rugby union ⓘ sports strategy ⓘ team development ⓘ
author	Clive Woodward ⓘ linked to: Sir Clive Woodward
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
describes	Clive Woodward's coaching philosophy ⓘ selection decisions for the England squad ⓘ tactical planning for international rugby ⓘ training methods of the England rugby union team ⓘ
documents	England's rise to number one in world rugby rankings ⓘ behind-the-scenes aspects of international rugby ⓘ key matches in England's 2003 Rugby World Cup campaign ⓘ
eventDescribed	2003 Rugby World Cup Final ⓘ linked to: 2003 Rugby World Cup
featuresPerson	Jason Robinson ⓘ Jonny Wilkinson ⓘ Lawrence Dallaglio ⓘ Martin Johnson ⓘ Will Greenwood ⓘ
genre	autobiographical account ⓘ sports literature ⓘ
hasSubtitle	The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory ⓘ linked to: Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory
hasTitle	Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory ⓘ
intendedAudience	general sports readers ⓘ rugby fans ⓘ sports coaches ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	2003 Rugby World Cup ⓘ England national rugby union team ⓘ
narrativeFocus	England's preparation for the 2003 Rugby World Cup ⓘ England's victory at the 2003 Rugby World Cup ⓘ
perspective	first-person account by the head coach ⓘ
relatedEvent	professionalisation of rugby union in the 1990s ⓘ
relatedWork	Clive Woodward's coaching manuals ⓘ
theme	culture change in elite teams ⓘ goal-setting and long-term planning ⓘ innovation in coaching ⓘ resilience and pressure management ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
workChronologyPosition	post-2003 Rugby World Cup ⓘ

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Clive Woodward → publication → Winning! The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory ⓘ

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