{"product_id":"the-captains-edward-griffiths-2001","title":"The Captains by Edward Griffiths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Captains (Collectible Springbok Rugby Captaincy History)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA History of the Springbok Rugby Captaincy and What It Has Meant to South Africa Across More Than a Century\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 The Captains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Griffiths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e J Owen Hendry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg \u0026amp; Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781868421121\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1868421120\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated glossy paperback wrappers, perfect bound, with a green spine lettered in gilt and cream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), approximately 235 x 155 mm. Includes a section of photographic plates.\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 Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy illustrated wrappers are clean, with a rugby ball on a kicking tee to the front panel. The green spine, lettered in gilt and cream, is straight and clean. Corners are sharp, and the fore-edge, top and bottom edges are cream. No tears or creasing are visible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and white, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight.\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\u003eThe Captains by Edward Griffiths, published by Jonathan Ball in 2001, is a history of the Springbok rugby captaincy, running from Bennie Osler to Gary Teichmann. It follows the men who led South Africa's national side through more than a century of eventful and passionate rugby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative draws on the captains' own recollections, set beside the accounts of opposing captains from the Lions, the All Blacks and the Wallabies. This gives the story a rounded view of how the Springbok leaders were seen at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGriffiths uses the captaincy as a lens on the country itself. The Springbok captain has stood for many different things to many South Africans, and the book uses rugby to look at South Africa's wider history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial, well-illustrated volume for collectors of South African sporting history and rugby literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Edward Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Griffiths was born in Zimbabwe and educated in England. He worked as a sportswriter with Business Day and was editor of the Sunday Times until 1993. In 1995 he became the first chief executive of SARFU, and he later served as general manager of SABC television sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of biographies of Naas Botha, Kepler Wessels, Kitch Christie, Jonty Rhodes and Gary Teichmann, and co-wrote the autobiography Rainbow Warrior with François Pienaar. 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