Edward Griffiths

Through 110 eventful and passionate years, the Springbok rugby captain has represented many things to many South Africans. He has united, and he has divided. He has thrilled, he has disappointed. He has inspired, he has disheartened. He has triumphed, he has failed. But he has always, always had an impact.

In this racing and revealing narrative, Edward Griffiths depicts the men who have been able to call themselves 'Springbok captain' through their backgrounds, their triumps and their disappointments. Bennie Osler, Danie Craven, Hennie Muller, Johan Claassen, Dawie de Villiers, Hannes, Marais, Morne du Plessis, Wynand Classen, Naas Botha, Francois Pienaar and Gary Teichmann and the others: relive the heyday of these rugby legends, not only through their own eyewitness accounts, but through the recollections of the Lions, All Blacks and Wallaby captains who played against them.

This story is about much more than rugby. It offers an epic historical perspective on this remarkable country, viewed through the prism of rugby.

Compelling and emotional, here lies the soul of South Africa.