Rugbymal by Jaco Kirsten

Rugbymal (Afrikaans Rugby Anthology, First Edition)

A Lively Afrikaans Anthology of Rugby Stories from Former Springboks, Journalists and Ordinary Supporters

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Rugbymal: Stories uit die pawiljoene
• Author: Jaco Kirsten
• Publisher: Tafelberg, Kaapstad
• Publication Date: 2011
• ISBN-13: 9780624048756
• Edition Details: First Edition (Eerste uitgawe), Second Printing (Tweede druk), 2011.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback wrappers, perfect bound, with green foil-effect title lettering.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback) format.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Wraps: The black printed wrappers carry green title lettering and a rugby photograph, with a mildly glossy finish. The spine is straight and the print legible, with no obvious creasing. Corners and edges are clean, and there are no tears to the wrappers.
• Interior: The text block is tight and the book opens flat. The pages show uniform, even toning and the page edges are slightly yellowed. There are no markings, foxing or tears.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Rugbymal: Stories uit die pawiljoene (roughly, rugby madness: stories from the grandstands) was published by Tafelberg in Cape Town in 2011. It is an Afrikaans collection of pieces on rugby, gathered to ask why so many Afrikaans men and women are rugby-mad.

The contributors include former Springboks, rugby journalists and ordinary supporters. Colyn Truter and Piet Croucamp are among the named voices. Together they reflect on what devotion to the game means and what lessons it has taught them. The compiler provides a foreword.

As a window onto the place of rugby in Afrikaans popular culture, the book appeals to collectors of South African sporting literature and to readers who enjoy the game's stories from the stands as much as from the field.

Author Profile: Jaco Kirsten

Jaco Kirsten is a South African journalist and author. He wrote the Van Alle Kante column in Die Burger, worked as a journalist for Weg and TopMotor, and later edited TopBike. He spent roughly twenty years as a full-time journalist.

His other books include the essay collection My kant van die saak (2008), the novel Om na 'n wit plafon te staar (2009), Sonbrand en Braaiboud (2009), Die Afrikaanse Skryfgids (2012) and the novel Nadraai (2019).

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