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World champions : the story of South African rugby
- Title
- World champions : the story of South African rugby / Jonty Winch.
- Author
- Winch, Jonty
- Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa : BestRed, an imprint of HSRC Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 450 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Jonty Winch traces the complicated history of South African rugby from its establishment in the Cape in 1879 through to the 2019 World Cup championship. As he explores key events and questions entrenched narratives, Winch opens a compelling new window on colonialism, apartheid, and the evolution of South African society."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-409) and index.
- Contents
- 'Mission accomplished' -- The origins of rugby at the Cape -- Rugby, soccer and segregation at the Cape during the nineteenth century -- First steps towards international sport -- 'A progressive of progressives' -- From Healdtown and Lovedale to the 'Amadoda' of Orlando -- Establishing a South African rugby identity -- 'Most unfortunate match ever played' -- Rhodes, rugby and the road to Springboxford, 1903-1953 -- 'Men worthy of Springbok chance' -- The IRB and interchangeable national identities -- The quest for world rugby supremacy -- 'The fight for the control of rugby' -- The black Springboks -- Veritable tom browns to springbok captain -- Wind of change -- SARU, SACOS and multinationalism -- The last British influence -- Tours of the 1980s: politics, protestors and payments -- Front runners in the formation of the NSC -- The unification of rugby -- Madiba Magic -- Balancing transformation with a winning team -- 'Role models for the rainbow nation'
- Call Number
- ReCAP 22-16848
- ISBN
- 1928246435
- 9781928246435
- OCLC
- 1292588967
- Author
- Winch, Jonty, author.
- Title
- World champions : the story of South African rugby / Jonty Winch.
- Publisher
- Cape Town, South Africa : BestRed, an imprint of HSRC Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-409) and index.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 22-16848