Praise for the first edition:

"The definitive book on the history of rugby in South Africa. From the very first match to the World Cup triumph in Tokyo, Winch explores the story of the game using deep research and passionate narrative.... For anyone interested in rugby and its place in South African life, this is essential reading." —Tony Collins, De Montfort University

"Wide-ranging, balanced, informed, and eminently readable." —Albert Grundlingh, Stellenbosch University

"This book sets the standard against which all others will be measured as historians continue to research and...