Our Blood is Green (eBook)

The Springboks in their Own Words

Gavin Rich (Autor)

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2020
384 Seiten
Polaris (Verlag)
978-1-78885-186-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The leaping Springbok on the green jersey of South Africa is one of the most iconic emblems in world rugby. At the same time, no symbol in world sport has ever done so much to divide – and then unite – a nation. 
Respected by opponents and supported passionately by South Africans, the Springboks have been a powerhouse rugby nation for over a century, yet the emblem that now sits alongside the Protea on the chests of the players was once a symbol of violent oppression in apartheid South Africa, the epitome of the white man's dominance over people of colour in the Republic.
Told in the words of Springboks past and present, Our Blood is Green explores what it means to play for South Africa – from schoolboy dreams to the sacrifices required to make it to the very top – as well as the myriad difficulties the players have faced over the years, from the horrors of apartheid through to the emerging rainbow nation in the 1990s and the multi-cultural World Cup-winning team of today.
It is a fascinating, powerful and poignant read that explores the unity of a brotherhood that fights to transcend race, culture and class while simultaneously striving to become the best team on the planet.
Our Blood is Green examines what it truly means to be a Springbok and it is told the only way it can be – by the players themselves.

Autor

Gavin Rich is a senior sportswriter for Supersport and the author of The Springbok Coaches, Mitch: The Real Story with John Mitchell and Politically Incorrect with Peter de Villiers. He has covered the Springboks since they returned to international rugby in 1992. He lives in South Africa.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Behind the Jersey
• Reihe/Serie: Behind the Jersey
• Reihe/Serie: Behind the Jersey
• Zusatzinfo: Colour throughout
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Africa • A.J. Venter • All Blacks • Allister Coetzee • Andre Snyman • Andre Venter • Apartheid • Bakkies Botha • Bob Skinstad • Bokka • Braam van Straaten • Breyton Paulse • British and Irish Lions • Bryan Habana Heyneke Meyer • Charl Marais • Cheslin Kolbe • Chester Williams • Corne Krige • Craig Davidson • Deon Kayser • Duane Vermeulen • Etienne Fynn • Faf de Klerk • firsthand account • Fourie du Preez • François Louw • francois pienaar • Franco Smith • Garry Pagel • Gary Teichmann • Gavin Rich • Gcobani Bobo • green and gold • Handre Pollard • Hanyani Shimange • Henry Honiball • History of sport • Hugh Reece-Edwards • Interviews • invictus • James Dalton • James Small • Jean de Villiers • Jesse Kriel • Joel Stransky • John Allan • John Smit • Jonah Lomu • Keegan Daniel • Keith Andrews • Kobus Wiese • Lood de Jager • Makazole Mapimpi • Mark Andrews • Matt Damon • McNeil Hendricks • Naas Botha • Nelson Mandela • New Zealand • Odwa Ndungane • Ollie le Roux • Peter Burns • Pieter Muller • Pieter-Steph du Toit • Polaris • Rassie Erasmus • Robbie Fleck • Robbi Kempson • Rugby • Rugby Biography • rugby history • Rugby Union • rugby world cup • Russell Bennett • Schalk Brits • Siya Kolisi • South • South Africa • South African history • South African Rugby • Sport • Sport History • sports books • springbok • springboks • Stefan Terblanche • Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira • Test rugby • Trevor Nyakane • Tri Nations • Union • Victor Matfield • Willie Meyer • World Cup 2023 • World Cup winners
• ISBN-10: 1-78885-186-2 / 1788851862
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78885-186-2 / 9781788851862