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Captain in the Cauldron
by Smit, John, with Mike Greenaway
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0620447516
- ISBN 13
- 9780620447515
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Highbury Safika Media, 2009) 9780620447515. 195 x 124 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (iv) + viii + 291, incl. index; full-colour plates and illustrations to inner wraps. Fine condition. "John Smit is the world's most capped Test captain and an icon of South African rugby. Under his leadership the Springboks have won a World Cup, two Tri-Nations titles and a Test series against the British & Irish Lions. In this autobiography, Smit reveals for the first time: What it takes to lead the world's most complex rugby team; The inner workings of South African rugby politics; His relationship with World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White and his successor Peter de Villiers; How the 2007 World Cup was won and why the 2003 World Cup was an unmitigated disaster; The most complete account of Kamp Staaldraad ever published; How he inadvertently contributed to Springbok coach Nick Mallett losing his job; Why losing the 2007 Super 14 final to the Bulls remains the low point of his career; How South Africa's most celebrated Springbok lost the respect of the national squad; Why Luke Watson was a cancer in the Springbok squad; Why the 2009 British & Irish Lions are a bitter memory. Smit doesn't avoid any incident, and entertains with a refreshing willingness to speak openly and honestly about his world, through facts, opinions and anecdotes." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5305
- Title
- Captain in the Cauldron
- Author
- Smit, John, with Mike Greenaway
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0620447516
- ISBN 13
- 9780620447515
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Highbury Safika Media, 2009) 9780620447515
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- This edition first published
- 2009
- Keywords
- John Smits. Sharks Rugby Team. Springboks. World Cup 2007. Apartheid. Jake White. Peter de Villiers. Victor Matfield Sport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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