Captains & Coaches by Anton Swanepoel with Nick Mallett
Captains & Coaches (Author-Signed & Inscribed First Edition)
Leadership Lessons from South African Rugby, Drawn from Springbok Captains and a Former Springbok Coach
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Captains & Coaches: Courageous Leadership: Trust, Team & Trophies
- Author: Anton Swanepoel with Nick Mallett
- Publisher: Captains & Coaches (Pty) Ltd
- Publication Date: 2018
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed and signed by author Anton Swanepoel.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The black and green illustrated card wrappers carry a rugby photo collage to the front and are clean, with no obvious wear. The black spine with white lettering is clean and square, with a slight bump at the top edge.
- Interior: The text block appears tight and sound. The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or marks. The only markings are the author's handwritten inscription on the title page.
- Provenance: Title page inscribed and signed by the author, Anton Swanepoel, dated 31 March 2018: "Dear Coach, With our best wishes! Anton", with his email address and cell number written beneath.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2018, Captains & Coaches: Courageous Leadership: Trust, Team & Trophies uses rugby as a vehicle for teaching leadership and character. It was written with school learners in mind, with the aim of shaping their leadership and value system through the language of the game.
The book brings together the views of co-author Nick Mallett, the former Springbok coach, and four former Springbok captains: John Smit, Victor Matfield, Jean de Villiers and Fourie du Preez. Its recurring themes are courageous leadership, trust, honour, purpose and courage.
This copy is the first printing of the first edition and carries the author's signed inscription dated 31 March 2018. It is a collectible copy for lovers of South African rugby and of signed sporting literature.
Author Profile: Anton Swanepoel & Nick Mallett
Anton Swanepoel is a trainer and speaker on leadership, trust, ethics and business, and the author of some twenty books, among them The Trust Factor and Business Lessons from the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was a 2017 recipient of the FPI's Harry Brews Chairman's Award.
Nick Mallett played for the Springboks in 1984 and later coached the national side between 1997 and 2000, during which the team won a record 17 consecutive Tests between August 1997 and December 1998. He was head coach of Italy between 2007 and 2011, and is also the author of Insights into the Rugby World Cup (2023).
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