Butch by Butch James & Warren Snaith Haviside

Butch (Springbok Fly-Half Autobiography, First Published 2011)

The Frank Life Story of the Springbok Fly-Half Who Won the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Told with His Boyhood Friend

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Butch: My life story as told to Warren Snaith Haviside
• Authors: Butch James & Warren Snaith Haviside
• Editor: Nick van Rensburg (Managing Editor)
• Publisher: Highbury Safika Media (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2011
• ISBN-13: 9780620513234
• Edition Details: First published October 2011. Softcover.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback wrappers, perfect bound, with a full-colour portrait cover.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), 189 pages. With a section of colour photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Wraps: Cream card wrappers with a full-colour portrait cover. The cover edges are slightly soft and worn, with light edge wear and some rubbing to the back cover. A small rubbed circle, possibly old sticker residue, shows at the foot of the spine. The spine is clean and uncreased. A few small dark marks are visible along the spine edge and the fore-edge of the text block.
• Interior: The pages are clean and white, with no markings seen. The binding is tight. Tiny specks or spots appear near the page edges, and the title page carries a few small dark specks.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Butch is the autobiography of Andrew David "Butch" James, the Springbok fly-half and member of the South African side that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It was published in Cape Town in 2011 and written with his long-time friend Warren Snaith Haviside.

The book follows James from his schooling at Maritzburg College through a career repeatedly interrupted by knee injuries, including five ACL reconstructions and three cartilage operations. It also covers the 2007 World Cup triumph, the controversies of his career, his time at Bath and the 2011 World Cup campaign.

James was known for his kicking, his distribution and his fierce defence. This account of his career is told frankly and will appeal to collectors of South African rugby literature and to followers of the Springbok team of the 2000s.

Author Profile: Butch James

Andrew David "Butch" James (born 8 January 1979) is a South African former professional rugby union player. A fly-half, he was a member of the Springbok team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

He retired at the end of 2013 and joined the Varsity Shield side UKZN Impi as backline and kicking coach. His co-author, Warren Snaith Haviside, has followed his career since the two met at Maritzburg College at the age of thirteen.

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