More Blood, Sweat and Beers by Lawrence Dallaglio

Author:Lawrence Dallaglio [Dallaglio, Lawrence]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857203465
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Tight as Newts

François Pienaar

François is arguably most famous for being captain of the first Springbok team to lift the World Cup. Before the 1995 tournament the Springboks were seeded only ninth and were certainly not expected to dethrone the incumbent champions Australia.

‘All rugby followers will remember the remarkable post-match presentation ceremony with Nelson Mandela, but may have forgotten François’s acceptance speech, where he made it clear the team had won the trophy not just for the 60,000 fans at Ellis Park, but also for all 43,000,000 South Africans. It was the dawn of the Rainbow Nation.

‘I got to know François well when he moved to the UK in 1997 and became player-coach at Saracens. In fact I’m not sure I’ve forgiven him and his team for inflicting defeat on Wasps in the 1998 Pilkington Cup final.

‘As a player he was uncompromising, and when you look at the record of Saracens during his tenure you realise he was some coach as well. I think they qualified for the Heineken Cup during each of his four years’ involvement. François writes as captain of a World Cup-winning team and previous winner of the prestigious International Player of the Year award, and I am delighted he has made a contribution to this book.

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