Being a Black Springbok: The Thando Manana Story, written by Sibusiso Mjikeliso, was launched in Port Elizabeth recently with Robert Marawa.

Manana was the third black African player to pull on a Springbok jersey after unification in 1992, and made his debut in 2000 in a tour game against Argentina A. He only started playing the game at 16.

Being a Black Springbok tells the story of Manana’s unpredictable and unusual route to the top of the game.

For more about the book, click on the link above!

At the book’s launch, Marawa called Being a Black Springbok ‘a compelling read from beginning to end’, and assured the audience they would read it in one sitting: ‘Trust me. I don’t talk up things that I don’t believe in.’

 

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