21 The Unification of Rugby

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Comments on World Champions: The story of South African rugby iv
3. About the author vi
4. Contents vii
5. Foreword viii
6. Acknowledgements ix
7. Abbreviations and acronyms xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 ‘Mission Accomplished’ 12
10. 2 The Origins of Rugby at the Cape 27
11. 3 Rugby, Soccer and Segregation at the Cape during the Nineteenth Century 41
12. 4 First Steps towards International Sport 57
13. 5 ‘A Progressive of Progressives’ 73
14. 6 From Healdtown and Lovedale to the ‘Amadoda’ of Orlando 87
15. 7 Establishing a South African Rugby Identity 102
16. 8 ‘Most Unfortunate Match Ever Played’ 116
17. 9 Rhodes, Rugby and the Road to Springboxford, 1903–1953 131
18. 10 ‘Men Worthy of Springbok Chance’ 147
19. 11 The IRB and Interchangeable National Identities 162
20. 12 The Quest for World Rugby Supremacy 176
21. 13 ‘The Fight for the Control of Rugby’ 190
22. 14 The Black Springboks 205
23. 15 Veritable Tom Browns to Springboks 221
24. 16 Wind of Change 255
25. 17 SARU, SACOS and Multinationalism 270
26. 18 The Last British Influence 288
27. 19 Tours of the 1980s: Politics, Protestors and Payments 303
28. 20 ‘Front Runners in the Formation of the NSC’ 317
29. 21 The Unification of Rugby 331
30. 22 ‘Madiba Magic’ 344
31. 23 Balancing Transformation with a Winning Team 359
32. 24 ‘Role Models for the Rainbow Nation’ 376
33. Bibliography 393
34. Appendix 412
35. Index 440