Download or read book Great Springbok Rugby Tests written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Springbok Rugby Tests written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the years of it’s organized existence in this country, rugby has been in partnership with the South African Press; an association sometimes uncomfortable but in the final analysis profitable for all concerned. Springbok rugby’s greatest victories and most sensational defeats are uniquely recalled in this volume through the reproduction of the main report of the event in one of South Africa’s major English newspapers of the time. In this way the flavour of the triumph or the disaster, the full impact of the drama before hindsight has had a chance to dilute it, is recaptured. The reader is given an instant ‘’scrapbook’’ that dates back to the beginning of international competition in South Africa; an original tribute to the great players and memorable matches on which the enduring fame of the Springbok has been built. But this book also pays homage to the newspapers who faithfully and enthusiastically recorded the news for their readers. In meeting their professional obligation so competently, generations of newspapermen also served history--Preliminary pages.
Download or read book Springbok Rugby Quiz written by Pierre Francois Massyn and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which Springbok match saw the least number of spectators ever attending a test match? Who was the unofficial arm-wrestling champion in the Springbok side on the 1981 tour to New Zealand? Which Springbok lock played with a glass eye? Welcome to the ultimate rugby quiz book for real rugby fans! Springbok Rugby Quiz examines the lore of rugby in an unusually entertaining way: it comprises 1001 questions and answers. Rugby lovers can now enjoy some of the most outlandish anecdotes, as well as cold, hard facts and statistics, about this game we all love. This well-researched book covers the entire spectrum of our rugby history, from the first test match in 1891, up to modern times. The book has two sections: test yourself by reading the question in the first part and then cross-check your answer in the second part. Rugby fans will certainly find more than enough challenges among the 1001 questions included here. And, as a bonus, the author also includes his Dream Team – the best players of all time united in one super team. Fun, informative and factual, this is a must-read for all rugby fans.
Download or read book The Chosen written by Andy Colquhoun and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Statistical History of Springbok Rugby written by Teddy Shnaps and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby written by Wim van der Berg and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby will hook any rugby fanatic. Packed with facts, stats, quotes and anecdotes, from the comical to the controversial, this collection celebrates the rich history of South African rugby. This extraordinary book will run fans through the most enthralling stories to come out of South African rugby, including: How Manie Reyneke was late for his wedding reception after playing a club semi-final; the 90-metre penalty by Oostelikes; how the first Springboks to travel by plane limped over the ocean on three engines; how Kimberley travelled 60 hours by mule wagon on their first tour to Cape Town; how Springbok Andy MacDonald killed a lion with his bare hands; the spectator tackle that cost Western Province the Currie Cup; Paul Roos' weekly 260 km cycle to Pretoria to play club rugby.
Download or read book Making Men Rugby and Masculine Identity written by Timothy J.L. Chandler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text looks at how an understanding of rugby can provide insight into what it has meant to "be a man" in societies influenced by the ideals of Victorian upper and middle classes. It shows that rugby has been a means of promoting male exclusivity, but also been a means of cultural incorporation.
Download or read book Beyond C L R James written by John Nauright and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond C. L. R. James brings together essays analyzing the intercon¬nections among race, ethnicity, and sport. Published in memory of C. L. R. James, the revolutionary sociologist and writer from Trinidad who penned the famous autobiographical account of cricket titled Beyond a Boundary, this collection of essays, many of which originated at the 2010 conference on race and ethnicity in sport at the University of West Indies, Cave Hill in Barbados, cover everything from Aborigines in sport and cricket and minstrel shows in Australia to Zulu stick fighting and football and racism in northern Ireland. The essays, divided into four sections that include introductory comments by each editor, are written by some of the more well-known sport historians in the world and characterized by a focus on the role of culture and sport in society in the context of both political economies and the state as well as colonial and postcolonial struggles. Included also are discussions on how sport at once brings people together, shapes the identities of its participants, and reflects the continuing search for social justice.
Download or read book The Springbok Captains written by Edward Griffiths and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, the Springbok captain has represented the pinnacle of rugby achievement in South Africa. In this revealing narrative, Edward Griffiths and Stephen Nell tell the stories of the elite group of men who have been able to call themselves 'Springbok captain', exploring their backgrounds, their triumphs and their disappointments. The Springbok Captains offers an epic historical perspective on this remarkable country, viewed through the prism of rugby. Compelling and emotional, the book brings the story of the Springbok captains right up to date. Relive the heyday of legends such as Bennie Osler, Danie Craven, Hennie Muller, Johan Claassen, Naas Botha, François Pienaar, Gary Teichmann, Joost van der Westhuizen, Andre Vos and others. This revised and updated third edition includes up-to-date accounts of the careers of Bob Skinstad, John Smit, Victor Matfield and Jean de Villiers, as well as the story of the Springboks' 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign.
Download or read book Research Handbook on Sport and COVID 19 written by Paul M. Pedersen and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Research Handbook examines sport-related research and analysis pertaining to how the sport industry has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking stock of the changes over the course of the pandemic, it also provides key insights into how the sport industry and its stakeholders might move forward in post-pandemic times.
Download or read book Pitch Battles written by Peter Hain and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There will be a black Springbok over my dead body.” — Dr Danie Craven, President of the South African Rugby Board, 1969 Just a year after the controversial D’Oliveira affair, the organised disruption of the all-white 1969/70 South African rugby and cricket tours to Britain represented a significant challenge to apartheid politics. Led by future cabinet minister Peter Hain, the ‘Stop the Seventy Tour’ campaign brought about the cancellation of both tours, presaging white South Africa’s expulsion from the Olympics and the end of apartheid sport altogether. With his brand of attention-grabbing, direct action sports protest, the 19-year-old Hain emerged as a hero to some and enemy to others. Now, reflecting on these experiences with fifty years of hindsight, Lord Hain, together with South Africa’s foremost sports historian and fellow anti-apartheid activist André Odendaal, shows how decades of relentless international and domestic campaigning for equality led to a Springbok team captained by black athlete Siya Kolisi winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Interspersing a wide range of examples with personal testimony, Pitch Battles explores the themes of sport, globalisation and resistance from the deep past to the present day. Published in the same year as the Stop The Tour documentary from acclaimed director Louis Myles, this compelling story of sacrifice, struggle and triumph reveals how sport should never be divorced from politics or society’s values.
Download or read book The Poisoned Chalice written by Gavin Rich and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Springboks have had several post-isolation coaches, and if they agree on nothing else, they will concur that everyone in the job suffers enormous pressure. Unlike coaches from other rugby-playing countries, they also face many obstacles outside of the game, such as South Africa’s complicated politics and the often unrealistic expectations of both the public and the media. It has been called a poisoned chalice, and everyone, from the first post-isolation coach, John Williams, to the incumbent, Heyneke Meyer, can attest to its veracity. Now, for the first time, their journeys are recorded in one book, and as part of one story. The Poisoned Chalice takes an in-depth look at each of the coaches in the post-apartheid years, and at the same time examines how the role has evolved over the past two decades. From the triumphs to the controversies, the boardroom to the rugby field, this book reveals exactly what it takes to be the Bok coach, and why each and every one of them, at some time or another in the toughest job in South African sport, lost it. A riveting, often revelatory and definitely controversial read!
Download or read book The Springbok Handbook written by Eddie Grieb and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fact-filled handbook will: • Give you information on all past Rugby World Cup encounters • Amaze your mates with Springbok statistics past and present • Provide you with hours of entertaining reading • Help the Bokke win the next World Cup! Okay, the last point might be an exaggeration. But The Springbok Handbook does contain everything there is to know about our team, from the very first match played in 1891 to the present. It's all here, everything you wanted to know about the 'Bokke' - including a special section on the World Cup.
Download or read book Glory Beyond the Tryline eBook written by Christian Art Publishers and published by Christian Art Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rugby in South Africa is more than just a game. It is a reflection of the life and heartbeat of the people of this country. It is synonymous with sunshine, biltong and braaivleis. Since rugby was first played on South African soil in 1861, its rich heritage has shaped and has been shaped by our country. GLORY BEYOND THE TRYLINE celebrates the joy and sense of unity and pride that arose among South Africans after the victory of the World Cup in 1995. GLORY BEYOND THE TRYLINE ... • Provides an overview of highlights from South Africa’s rugby history. • Pays tribute to the pioneers of rugby. • Offers testimonies and life stories of players such as Victor Matfield, Pierre Spies, Beast Mtawarira, Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis, Juan Smith, and many other prominent players, as well as coaches such as Peter de Villiers, Frans Ludeke and Pieter Rossouw. GLORY BEYOND THE TRYLINE is sure to be cherished by every rugby fan.
Download or read book Joint Acquisitions List of Africana written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bitter Harvest written by Ian Smith and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-05 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 2007, Zimbabwe's worsening economy saw inflation skyrocket to 7,634 per cent, deepening the already chronic food shortages in a country where only one in five of the adult population is in employment.Months later, on 20 November 2007, Ian Smith, the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia died, leaving behind him a lifetime of resistance to black majority rule and the dangers that he believed it would bring to his country.Ian Smith was a man with the ability to excite powerful emotions in all who heard his name. To those who still revere his memory he was a hero, a mighty leader, a man whose formidable integrity led him into head-to-head confrontation with the Labour Government of Britain in the 1960s. To others, he was, and remains, a demon, a reactionary whose intransigence long delayed majority rule in an important corner of Africa.The last decades of the twentieth century and the first years of the new millennium have seen Zimbabwe spiral into a chaos of violence and towards the brink of economic collapse, prompting many to reappraise Smith's role and the prescience of his actions.In this revealing and important historical document, Ian Smith charts the rise and fall of a once-great nation. He tells the remarkable story behind the signing of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, as well as the excesses of power that Mugabe has used to create the virtual dictatorship which exists in Zimbabwe today.
Download or read book Talking Balls written by John Bishop and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-08-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who has the worst swing of any successful golfer? Which novice helped Bruce Fordyce win his first Comrades? How will Eskom improve Bafana Bafana’s chances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Which Springbok rugby personality sidestepped Australian passport control ... twice? Talking Balls answers these questions, and more, in a collection of entertaining writings by some of South Africa’s top sports journalists – and a few enthusiastic gatecrashers – about the lighter side of sport. Edward Griffiths, Andy Capostagno, Peter Roebuck, Neil Manthorp, Dan Nicholl, Lungani Zama, Ben Trovato, Ray White, John Bishop and the late Peter Robinson are among those featured alongside such sports personalities as John Smit, Graeme Smith, Trevor Immelman, Mark Andrews, Makhaya Ntini, Bakkies Botha and Hashim Amla. Covering a variety of sports, Talking Balls offers insight into sporting life both on and off the field, from the drugging of Nick Mallett and the Proteas’ spoiling of Australia Day in 2009 to the hilarious antics of professional soccer players and behind-the-scenes banter. Light-hearted and playful, the stories in this collection capture the unique spirit of the sporting world and are guaranteed to amuse, inform, uplift and entertain.
