World champions : the story of South African rugby / Jonty Winch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winch, Jonty.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Springboks (Rugby team)--History.

Springboks (Rugby team).

Rugby football--South Africa--History.

Rugby football.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Story of South African rugby

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : BestRed, 2022.

Summary:

Traces in tandem the history of South African rugby since 1879 and the evolution of South African society.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

copyright page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

Introduction

Notes

Ch1- 'Mission Accomplished'

Ch2- The Origins of Rugby at the Cape

Ch3- Rugby, Soccer and Segregation at the Cape during the Nineteenth Century

Ch4- First Steps towards International Sport

Ch5- 'A Progressive of Progressives'

Ch6- From Healdtown and Lovedale to the 'Amadoda' of Orlando

Ch7- Establishing a South African Rugby Identity

Ch8- 'Most Unfortunate Match Ever Played'

Ch9- Rhodes, Rugby and the Road to Springboxford, 1903-1953

Ch10- 'Men Worthy of Springbok Chance'

Ch11- The IRB and Interchangeable National Identities

Ch12- The Quest for World Rugby Supremacy

Ch13- 'The Fight for the Control of Rugby'

Ch14- The Black Springboks

Ch15- Veritable Tom Browns to Springboks

Photographs Section

Ch16- Wind of Change

Ch17- SARU, SACOS and Multinationalism

Ch18- The Last British Influence

Ch19- Tours of the 1980s: Politics, Protestors and Payments

Ch20- 'Front Runners in the Formation of the NSC'

Ch20- The Unification of Rugby

Ch21- 'Madiba Magic'

Ch22-Balancing Transformation with a Winning Team

Ch23- 'Role Models for the Rainbow Nation'

Bibliography

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781928246534

1928246532