Life at Number 10 - Neil Jenkins, Paul Rees

Neil Jenkins is the most prolific goal-kicker in the history of British international rugby. A match-winner with Pontypridd and Wales, his crowning moment came with the Lions in South Africa in 1997 when his unerring accuracy with the boot carned the tourists only their second series victory against the Springboks.

Capped by Wales when he was just 19, Jenkins helped to turn Pontypridd from the Cinderellas of Welsh rugby into the league champions and one of the most feared teams in the country. After just 28 internationals he became Wales’s record points-scorer.

In Life at Number 10 Jenkins reveals how a boy from the tip of the Rhondda Valley who started his working life as a scrap merchant became one of the most sought-after players in Britain. He tells how the pressure of being the Wales outside-half, following in the footsteps of legends such as Cliff Morgan, David Watkins, Barry John, Phil Bennett and Jonathan Davies, took its toll and of his frustration at being moved by Wales to centre and full-back. He speaks of the secrets behind Pontypridd’s rise to prominence, the reasons why he left them in 1999 to join Cardiff, and of his fears for the future of the Welsh game.