{"product_id":"for-the-record-gary-teichmann-2000","title":"For the Record by Gary Teichmann \u0026 Edward Griffiths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Record (Springbok Captain's Rugby Autobiography, Softcover)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Springbok Captain's Own Account of the 17-Test Winning Run and His Controversial 1999 World Cup Omission\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e For the Record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gary Teichmann \u0026amp; Edward Griffiths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Ball Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781868420988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1868420981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated picture-cover paperback wrappers, perfect bound, with a photograph of the author in a headband on the front and a green back cover carrying the blurb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), approximately 235 x 155 mm. 243 pages, with a section of photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The illustrated picture wrappers are clean and bright, with no visible tears or creasing. The spine is straight with no cracking evident, the corners are sound and the page edges are clean and pale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and unmarked, with no foxing or staining. The binding is tight. Some soft rippling to the pages near the front, with a tiny orange spot at the upper margin; nothing serious. No ex-library marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Record is the autobiography of Gary Teichmann, the Springbok captain who led South Africa through one of its most successful runs in Test rugby. Published by Jonathan Ball in Johannesburg in 2000, it was written with Edward Griffiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book is the sequence of 17 successive Test victories achieved by Teichmann's Springboks in 1997 and 1998, equalling a feat of the All Blacks in the 1960s. He also gives his own account of the circumstances of his controversial omission from the Springbok squad for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe memoir further covers his years with the Natal Sharks and King's Park, and the defeat against the Lions. It is a useful primary voice on South African rugby at the close of the 1990s, and will appeal to collectors of sporting Africana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Gary Teichmann \u0026amp; Edward Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Hamilton Teichmann, born in Gwelo, Rhodesia, in 1967, is a retired South African rugby player. He was appointed captain of the Springboks in 1996 and played 42 Tests for South Africa. After his Springbok career he captained Newport to their first Principality Cup win in 24 years in 2001, and later became a managing partner in a civil engineering and plant-hire company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Griffiths began as a journalist before becoming the first chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union in 1995. 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