Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the author vi
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword viii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Abbreviations and acronyms xiii
7. The national governing bodies xiv
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Springboks Win Record Fourth Rugby World Cup 14
10. 2 The Origins of Rugby at the Cape 29
11. 3 Rugby, Soccer and Segregation at the Cape during the Nineteenth Century 43
12. 4 First Steps towards International Sport 59
13. 5 ‘A Progressive of Progressives’ 75
14. 6 From Healdtown and Lovedale to the ‘Amadoda’ of Orlando 89
15. 7 Establishing a South African Rugby Identity 104
16. 8 ‘Most Unfortunate Match Ever Played’ 118
17. 9 Rhodes, Rugby and the Road to Springboxford, 1903–1953 133
18. 10 ‘Men Worthy of Springbok Chance’ 149
19. 11 The IRB and Interchangeable National Identities 164
20. 12 The Quest for World Rugby Supremacy 178
21. 13 ‘The Fight for the Control of Rugby’ 192
22. 14 The Black Springboks 207
23. 15 Veritable Tom Browns to Springboks 223
24. 16 Wind of Change 257
25. 17 SARU, SACOS and Multinationalism 272
26. 18 The Last British Influence 290
27. 19 Tours of the 1980s: Politics, Protestors and Payments 305
28. 20 ‘Front Runners in the Formation of the NSC’ 319
29. 21 The Unification of Rugby 333
30. 22 ‘Madiba Magic’ 346
31. 23 Balancing Transformation with a Winning Team 361
32. 24 ‘Role Models for the Rainbow Nation’ 378
33. 25 ‘Mission Accomplished’ 395
34. Bibliography 410
35. Appendix 429
36. Index 461