Monty by Mark Keohane

Monty (Collectible Springbok Rugby Biography, 2008)

The Life Story of Percy Montgomery, the First Springbok to Reach 100 Test Caps, by Rugby Journalist Mark Keohane

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Monty: His Life Story
• Author: Mark Keohane
• Editor: Simon Borchardt
• Publisher: Highbury Safika Media, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2008
• ISBN-13: 9780620421034
• Edition Details: First published 2008. Softcover trade release.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback size), 286 pages. With colour and black-and-white photographic plates.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated card wrappers are structurally sound. The front cover shows a vertical white crease line near the spine edge and slight cover wear. The cream spine with its green panel has light creasing at the foot. Corners and edges are slightly rubbed, and the back cover carries some light creasing.
• Interior: The text block is clean, with cream-toned pages, and is tightly bound as far as can be seen. The photographic plates and sampled text pages are free of marks, tears and foxing.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Monty: His Life Story is the biography of Percy Montgomery, the Springbok fullback who in August 2008 became the first Springbok to play 100 Test matches. Two games later he announced his retirement from international rugby as the holder of 94 Springbok records.

Mark Keohane follows Montgomery's career through its highs and its controversies, including his 2002 refusal to play in a trial match and his 2003 suspension in Wales. He also covers the 2007 World Cup final, in which Montgomery kicked through a torn knee ligament, and the player's views on Naas Botha.

The book is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, and the back cover carries press praise in Afrikaans and English. It is a sound collectible copy for those who follow Springbok rugby history and the sport's modern South African heroes.

Author Profile: Mark Keohane

Mark Keohane is a South African rugby journalist who has covered the game since 1992. He is the founder of Keo.co.za, Editor-in-Chief of SA Rugby Magazine, and a rugby columnist for the Sunday Times and Times Live. He also hosts the rugby show Keo & Zels.

His other books include Chester (2002), Springbok Rugby: Uncovered (2004), Champions of the World (2007) and Monty Illustrated (2008).

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