{"product_id":"rugby-changed-my-world-ashwin-willemse-story-bills-wyngaard-2015","title":"Rugby Changed My World by Peter Bills \u0026 Heindrich Wyngaard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRugby Changed My World (Collectible Springbok Rugby Biography, First Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Life of Springbok Ashwin Willemse, from a Deprived Childhood to the Rugby World Cup Stage\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 Rugby Changed My World: The Ashwin Willemse Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Bills \u0026amp; Heindrich Wyngaard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heindrich Wyngaard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e GreenSmile Consulting, Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780620678803\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 2015. Standard softcover release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated black picture-printed paperback wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback) format. Text only, without plates or maps.\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 (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black picture-printed wrappers with legible spine text. The front cover shows light wear and a pale crease line along the spine hinge. There is a small white spot or nick at the top of the spine, with light rubbing along the edges. The back cover carries a small pale mark near the lower left corner. The corners are slightly rubbed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and the binding is tight. The pages are cream-coloured with slight toning at the edges. No markings, highlighting or ex-library stamps were seen.\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\u003eRugby Changed My World: The Ashwin Willemse Story, published in Johannesburg in 2015, chronicles the life and career of Springbok rugby player Ashwin Willemse. It follows him from a deprived childhood, with a teenage mother, an absent father and early involvement with gangs and drugs, through a suicide attempt to an unlikely rise in the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative traces his path to the Springboks, where he played in two Rugby World Cup tournaments and won Player of the Year honours in his 2003 debut season. It also follows his later career as an analyst, speaker and entrepreneur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a frank and human account of how sport offered a way out of hardship, and it adds a personal chapter to the story of South African rugby in the post-apartheid era. A useful copy for collectors of South African sporting biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Peter Bills \u0026amp; Heindrich Wyngaard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Bills is a former rugby columnist for the Irish Independent and the Belfast Telegraph, and the author of more than twenty sports books, most of them on rugby union. His works include The Jersey, a study of the All Blacks that reached number one in New Zealand's bestseller lists, as well as Le Coq and Triumphs, Trophies and Troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeindrich Wyngaard is a South African journalist, social commentator and motivational speaker who has presented on television and radio and held senior editorial positions at two mainstream newspapers. He has also written a book on Peter de Villiers, the first black Springbok coach, and A Home for Zephany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshwin Willemse biography · Rugby Changed My World · Springbok rugby biography · Peter Bills rugby book · Heindrich Wyngaard · South African rugby memoir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GreenSmile Consulting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58780163899695,"sku":"TCB-000303","price":145.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/rugby-changed-my-world49275_cover_1.jpg?v=1793791918","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/rugby-changed-my-world-ashwin-willemse-story-bills-wyngaard-2015","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}