Rugby in Our Blood - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0624048764 ISBN 13 : 9780624048763

Editeur : Tafelberg Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Rugby - is it love or addiction? There's little doubt that South Africans are mad for rugby. In this book some of the country's most famous rugby fans, and a Springbok or two, put into plain words what the game means to them. The likes of DA leader Tony Leon, Spud author John van de Ruit and 702 talk show host John Robbie share their favourite rugby stories. Leon Schuster claims that playing pranks on his Shimla teammates kick-started his career in comedy, while former Springbok Kobus Wiese reveals a hilarious anecdote about a fellow tight forward on tour in Paris. Some tell of life lessons learnt on and off the field, while others recall memorable moments in Springbok rugby, or the glory days of student rugby - when they could still run! More stories: "A Rugby Life" by former Springbok coach Jake White; "The Journey" by John Smit; "Rugby Diplomacy" by commentator Hugh Bladen; "The Ultimate Sport" by cricketer Jacques Kallis; "Lost Love" by Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius; "Vrystaat!" by swimmer Ryk Neethling; "Accidental Hero" by Schalk Burger; "Waiting for the Barbarians" by columnist Fred Khumalo; "The Rugby Brotherhood" by Bob Skinstad; "The Parliamentary Try-Scoring Machine" by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa; "What I could never leave behind" by adventurer Riaan Manser.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Angus Powers is Features Editor of Sports Illustrated magazine and has interviewed and written about virtually all of South Africas top rugby players, as well as many other elite South African sportsmen and women. His work has been published in Sports Illustrated South Africa, India and China. His essay The Art of Sport was published in the book Sport versus Art: A South African contest (April 2010). Prizes and awards PICA Awards 2011: Feature Writer of the Year SAB Sports Media Awards 2011: SAB Sports Media Award for Print SAB Sports Media Awards 2011: Sports Feature of the Year Media24 Magazines: Journalist of the Year 2011 Media24 Magazines: Investigative Journalist of the Year 2011

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0624048764
• ISBN 13: 9780624048763
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Powers Angus
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible