Tag: rugby

The Springboks’ remarkable journey from a humiliating 57–0 defeat in 2017 to their narrow 12–11 victory over the All Blacks in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final provides the foundation for Paul Steenkamp’s Stacked. The book explores how talented individuals can transform into exceptional teams through deliberate development, accountability and shared responsibility.

Dr Johan "Rassie" Erasmus. Maverick. Icon. Record-breaking coach. Controversial sports administrator. Innovative boundary-pusher. In this groundbreaking book, we delve into Rassie's transformative tenure as head coach and director of South Africa’s national rugby team from 2018 to 2024, extracting powerful lessons for the business world.

We can learn a thing or two from the global movement of rugby players, applying similar principles to business that will give organisations a competitive edge.

Daniel Dumile Qeqe (1929–2005), ‘Baas Dan’, ‘DDQ’. He was the Port Elizabeth leader whose struggles and triumphs crisscrossed the entire gamut of political, civic, entrepreneurial, sports and recreational liberation activism in the Eastern Cape.