Rugby Stories from the Platteland
eBook - ePub

Rugby Stories from the Platteland

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rugby Stories from the Platteland

About this book

The heart and spirit of rugby described in Graham's book is still evident today, but the way the game was played—on a Saturday afternoon, on a dusty field, after a long day ploughing—is not. Somehow all this became overshadowed by the glamour of large clubs and competitions, fuelled by modern technology and communication. In this book Graham tells the stories, some dating back 100 years, of those recently arrived for work in a strange town on the platteland who, to be accepted by the community, had to play rugby. From labourers and mechanics to clerks and farmers, these are their stories and each one is unique. From the Northern Cape and Luderitz, down the west coast, into the Eastern Cape and through the Free State and Mpumalanga, Graham has recorded stories, as told to him, that will have you in stitches. Graham's style of writing is reminiscent of campfire (or perhaps braais and boerewors) storytelling, the humour lying in all the deviations and asides the story makes along the way.

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Information

Publisher
30 Degrees South Publishers
Year
2005
eBook ISBN
9781928211006

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Also by
  4. Table of Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. AN IRISH CONNECTION
  7. THE FREE STATE TRIANGLE
  8. DIE MAN FROM KURUMAN
  9. GREEN AND RED SOCKS
  10. PIRATES OF THE TRANSKEI
  11. DIE BUFFEL VAN DEWETSDORP
  12. OPERATION OSTRICH
  13. JACK THE HOOTERS
  14. BOXING NOT ALLOWED
  15. KNOCKS-ON AND SIDESTEPS
  16. DIE KEURDERS
  17. MORE SIDESTEPS
  18. THE NICKNAME PHENOMENA
  19. OFFSIDES
  20. HAKA
  21. WAR STORIES
  22. STOPPING THE WAR TO PLAY RUGBY
  23. DESERT, RAIN, ICE OR SNOW… WE PLAY
  24. BACK TO WORK ON THE RAILWAYS
  25. NO NAMES NO PACK DRILL
  26. LIFE AFTER THE GAME
  27. DIE BEDONDERDE SPRINGBOK
  28. THE COMMENTATORS
  29. THE GREYLINGSTAD SAGA
  30. THE PENGUINS OF LÃœDERITZBUCHT
  31. THE TROJANS OF TARKASTAD
  32. TARKASTAD AGAIN … SORRY, HEY!
  33. TROEPIE TROUBLE
  34. THE COMMUNISTS ARE COMING
  35. FAMOUS PROVINCIAL UNIONS AND OLDER CLUBS