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020 _a9781770221444"
_cPaperback.
040 _aRDA
_bEnglish
_c3228
082 _a920 MATF
100 _aMatfield, Victor
_928204
_d1977-
245 0 _aVictor: my journey/
_cDe Jongh Borchardt
260 _aCape Town, South Africa:
_bZebra Press,
_c2011.
300 _axix; 337 pages.
_bColour illustrations,
_c23 cm.
520 _aSummary:"One World Cup, three Tri Nations series wins, three Super Rugby trophies and three Currie Cups ... One man lifted all these trophies in a career that spanned 16 incredible years. His name is Victor Matfield, and he is an international and a South African sporting legend. You want to read his story. From growing up as a shy, sports-mad boy in the small town of Pietersburg, South Africa to reaching the pinnacle of success in his rugby career, Victor learnt the hard way about dealing with the pleasures and pressures of life as a professional sportsman. In this much anticipated autobiography, he talks candidly about his relationships with his coaches, including Heyneke Meyer, Jake White and Peter de Villiers, the strong bonds he forged with his team mates at the Bulls and in the national squad, and his deep love and respect for the Springbok jersey. He covers the many controversies that dogged South African rugby during his time, the rise of Bulls rugby and their lack of form in his last rugby season, the Boks' controversial quarter-final departure at the hands of Australia, from the Rugby World Cup in 2011, his retirement from rugby, and much more."--Publisher's description
650 _aRugby football players,
_zSouth Africa.
_9180944
650 _aMatfield, Victor, 1977-
_9180945
942 _cBK
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_y367
_zEllen Msibi
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