CONTENTS

Foreword by Wikus van Heerden

Author’s Note by John Mitchell

Author’s Note by Gavin Rich

Prologue – Four More Years …

1Choosing Between Two Sports

2Making History

3Breaking Down a Mental Barrier

4From Old Player to Young Coach

5Putting Patriotism Aside

6Losing Out to a Bok Freak Show

7Taking on the All Black Challenge

8Something for the Trophy Cabinet

9Sidelined

10Preparing for the World Cup

11Dealing with Failure

12A Different Challenge

13The Pillars Crumble

14A Call from Dickie

15A Scary Roadblock Brings Perspective

16‘What if we can’t afford you?’

17From ‘Doughnuts’ to Champions

18Survival Mode

19The Hearing

20Career on Hold

21Enough of the Bullshit

22The Way Forward for Rugby

Index