Author: John Smit, Mike Greenaway

Format: Medium Softcover

Condition: Very Good

John Smit: Captain in the Cauldron by John Smit, Mike Greenaway

The longest serving captain in Springbok rugby history gives a revealing account of the simultaneous joys and travails of one of the most challenging and rewarding – jobs in sport in this much anticipated autobiography. The genial, jovial and witty Rugby World Cup-winning captain explains how a tubby kid from Pietersburg with dreams of winning Wimbledon grew into his country’s most successful rugby captain.

Smit, renowned for his honesty and humility, gives an eyebrow-raising account of the ambushes awaiting rugby celebrities in this country and offers the secret to his longevity in a sport that eats the naïve and gullible for breakfast.

Besides Coach, Springbok Captain must be the most unforgiving job in South Africa. John William Smit is undeniably the most successful Springbok captain in history.