MAC by Ian McIntosh & John Bishop

MAC (Collectible Rugby Memoir, First Edition)

The Candid Story of Springbok Coach Ian McIntosh, Told With Sports Journalist John Bishop

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: MAC: The Face of Rugby: The Ian McIntosh Story
• Authors: Ian McIntosh & John Bishop
• Editor: Archie Henderson
• Publisher: Don Nelson Publishers, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN-13: 9781868061907
• ISBN-10: 1868061906
• Edition Details: First Edition, softcover.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback, perfect bound, with black and red photographic cover.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), 256 pages. Illustrated with photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The glossy black and red illustrated wrappers are clean and bright, with a photographic portrait to the front. The red spine is straight with no obvious creasing. Corners and edges are sound and there are no tears. The cover sits very slightly bowed along the fore-edge.
• Interior: The text pages are clean and bright with no markings, and the binding is tight. A slight crease or ripple shows at the top edge of the dedication page, with a faint mark near the top and a few tiny specks near the top right corner of that page.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in Cape Town by Don Nelson in 2000, MAC: The Face of Rugby – The Ian McIntosh Story is the autobiography of the rugby coach Ian McIntosh, written with the sports journalist John Bishop and edited by Archie Henderson.

McIntosh rose from the Natal coaching ranks to become Springbok coach in the early 1990s, despite being an outsider to the rugby establishment. He gives a candid account of the game, the players and officials, and the politics of South African rugby, including his dismissal as Bok coach and his relationships with key players.

For collectors of South African rugby and sporting history, it is a first-hand record of one of the country's best-known coaches during a period of great change in the game.

Author Profile: Ian McIntosh & John Bishop

Ian McIntosh (1938–2023) was a Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union coach. He guided the Sharks to their first Currie Cup title in 1990, served as Springbok head coach in 1993 and 1994, coached the Springbok Sevens team in 2003, and later served as a Springbok selector for 13 years.

John Bishop is a retired sports journalist and former Sports Editor of The Witness newspaper, who co-wrote this account of McIntosh's career.

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