'Final Will Live with Me Forever'
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Jake White conducted his last game yesterday. South Africa's World
Cup-winning coach is now unemployed, a consequence of crass mismanagement by the South African Rugby Union and his own determination to escape the political minefield that accompanies sport in that country. I last met him properly in a Johannesburg hotel in June during England's summer tour. He talked that morning of his hopes for his Springboks and he reiterated his belief that they were capable of winning the World Cup.See the full content of this document
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'Final Will Live with Me Forever'
I was taken then by his humanity, his composure and his attention to detail and those initial impressions have been reinforced by a fascinating account of his career in a book entitled In Black and White - The Jake White Story with Craig Ray, which has broken all records for a sports book in South Africa.
Two of the more evocative chapters, abridged below, are those on the World Cup final itself. They give you ...See the full content of this document