Liam Del Carme is a sports writer, with many years of experience in newsrooms across South Africa. His love for his work has taken him to all continents. The book offers an insider’s perspective that will give rugby fans and enthusiasts a close-up view of life on tour with the Springboks and the various characters that are closely associated with the team. The ultimate stocking filler for Christmas shopping – ideal for rugby enthusiasts but also partners to those enthusiasts. It will make the perfect gift. It is written in such a way that is accessible to even the most elementary follower of rugby. Much of the content covers the hard facts of rugby, but also the offbeat moments that are rarely reported on. The book shows the ups and downs of preparing to go on tour, but also the details of the wildly fluctuating emotions that are involved in being on tour as a sports writer.

Winging It: On tour with the Boks is an insider’s view of life on tour from one of South Africa’s most enduring sports writers, Liam Del Carme, while he follows the much-cherished national rugby team, the Springboks.

Del Carme takes the reader across continents and time zones as he shares the helter-skelter atmosphere of meeting looming writing deadlines while finding ways to maintain his sanity. The book explores the ebb and flow of touring with one of rugby’s iconic teams since 1996, including three RWCs, various Tri Nations and Rugby Championships, as well as end-of-year tours, in destinations all over the world.

He explores the characters, destinations, and his travel companions while sharing his highs and lows of covering great rugby moments. In the book, the reader gets to see the personal side of prominent sports personalities.