The Fireside Springbok by Mike Greenaway

ISBN: 9780639797724

PUBLISHED BY:Blue Weaver Marketing

Hardcover, 256 pages

Springbok history boasts many stories about colourful characters and riveting dramas and seasoned rugby scribe Mike Greenaway has brought a host of them back to life in his meticulously researched book. The tales in this collection begin in the 1890s and cover every era of Springbok history right up to the present day.


The Fireside Springbok is a hardcover coffee table book. Richly illustrated, there are cartoons by the much-loved Dr Jack while rare black-and-white photographs capture the mood of the historical chapters and award-winning photographers supplement the modern inclusions. The sheer volume of colourful characters and riveting dramas means there is a bursting treasure trove of tales, many of them forgotten or even untold.