Captain in the Cauldron – The John Smit Story – my thoughts

I got given an advance copy of the book and started reading it as a huge skeptic as I wondered would we get a glossy make over or the truth. Wow what a sensational book…Short concise chapters filled with honest heart warming stories and brutal honesty on all levels.

We interview the author and great friend Mike Greenaway on Sat 14 Nov on Heart 104.9fm at 8.30am .

Short biog

Captain in the Cauldron – The John Smit Story

The longest serving captain in Springbok rugby history gives a revealing account of the simultaneous joys and travails of one of the most challenging – and rewarding – jobs in sport in this much anticipated autobiography.

The genial, jovial and witty Rugby World Cup-winning captain explains how a tubby kid from Pietersburg with dreams of winning Wimbledon grew into his country’s most successful rugby captain.

Smit, renowned for his honesty and humility, gives an eyebrow-raising account of the ambushes awaiting rugby celebrities in this country and offers the secret to his longevity in a sport that eats the naïve and gullible for breakfast.

About the author – Mike Greenaway

Smit tells his story to Mike Greenaway the award-winning sports writer from The Mercury newspaper in KZN. Greenaway has tracked Smit’s career from the day he arrived in Durban to join the Sharks as a 19-year-old after the Blue Bulls had shut the door in his face – and that is a chapter on its own!