Joost by Edward Griffiths

Joost (Collectible 1998 Springbok Rugby Biography)

The Career of a Springbok Scrum-Half Legend, Told by the Former Chief Executive of South African Rugby

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Joost: for love and money
• Author: Edward Griffiths
• Publisher: CAB, Auckland Park
• Publication Date: 1998
• ISBN-13: 9780620223430
• ISBN-10: 062022343X
• Edition Details: First published in 1998.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a photographic cover of the rugby player in a Springbok jersey.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), 208 pages. With a section of colour photographic plates.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The glossy illustrated card wrappers are bright, with no tears or creasing. The spine is orange and intact, with no cracks or lean, and the corners are square. The back cover is clean. Very faint marks near the top of the front cover are minor. The page edges are lightly toned.
• Interior: The text block is tight and the pages photographed are clean. There is a small, faint brownish spot in the right margin of page 139. The page edges are lightly toned. The colour photographic plates are clean. No inscriptions, stamps or bookplates.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in 1998, Joost: for love and money is a biography of Joost van der Westhuizen, the Springbok scrum-half, written by Edward Griffiths. It follows his rugby career, including the World Cup win, the Tri-Nations series and his time in the Springbok jersey, and is illustrated with photographs.

Van der Westhuizen made 89 Test appearances for South Africa, scoring 38 tries, and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007. This book covers his story up to 1998, at the height of his playing career, and so records the player as he was in the years just after South Africa's return to international rugby.

Griffiths wrote as an insider, having served as chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union. For collectors of South African sporting history, the book is a useful contemporary record of one of the country's best-known players.

Author Profile: Edward Griffiths

Edward Griffiths is a sportswriter and former chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu), who later became head of the English rugby club Saracens.

He co-authored The Springbok Captains and is also credited with Woosie: My Autobiography and A Royal Cookbook.

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