The Only Way I Know: The Autobiography

At just sixteen, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for the Wigan Warriors--while also becoming a father for the first time. By eighteen, he had earned his first senior international cap. At twenty-one, he was named Super League's Man of Steel, and soon after, he claimed the Golden Boot Award for world player of the year.

Any one of those achievements would have secured his place as a sporting legend--but Farrell's story was only beginning.

After conquering rugby league, he embarked on a remarkable second chapter as a rugby union player with Saracens and England, and a third as one of the most respected coaches in the sport. Under his leadership, Ireland has played a thrilling brand of rugby--combining precision and creativity--winning two of the last three Six Nations Championships and leading the British and Irish Lions to their first series win since 2013.

Warm, candid, and deeply human, Andy Farrell's autobiography traces his extraordinary journey from a working-class childhood in Wigan to becoming one of rugby's most admired figures. Reflecting on family, reinvention, and the art of leadership, this is the inspiring story of a man who has lived--and transformed--every chapter of the game he loves.

Andy Farrell was born in Wigan. Playing for his hometown club and for Great Britain, he became one of the most decorated rugby league players of all time before switching to rugby union. As a coach he has led Ireland to a number 1 world ranking and to consecutive Six Nations championships. He will lead the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia this summer.