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BLUE BULL FANS!!! Signed Loftus Versfeld Book from Robert Denton with Dedication to PIK Botha**
Robert Denton was the former Northern Transvaal Rugby Union Manager
This is a Very Special Piece of rugby History is SA. ( Will Never Find a Piece of history like this again.
The Book Measures - 30cm x 21cm , Hardcover ( Slightly warped) with 80 Pages.
Personal dedication Reads " Aan Sy Edele Min. R.F Botha van die Noord transvaalse Rugby Unie Robert Denton 26/8/77."
Pretoria - Thirty years ago, on Saturday, August 27, 1977 to be precise, the new Loftus Versfeld was inaugurated when the Springboks played against the World XV.A Springbok team containing six Blue Bulls among others Louis Moolman, Daan du Plessis, Moaner van Heerden, Nic Bezuidenhout and Christo Wagenaar romped to a 45-24 victory over a World selection that included JPR Williams, Willie-John McBride, Andy Haden, Jean-Pierre Rives and Gareth Edwards.
Robert Denton who was appointed in 1971 as Loftus' first full-time manager said initially they wanted to move the stadium to Groenkloof but after the plans had already been drawn up, the decided to rebuild Loftus.
"Loftus was the world's first modern rugby stadium.
"It cost us R4.3m and we could host 66 000 supporters. Later on in the 1980s we started to rebuild the East, North and South pavilion."
This is Once in a lifetime chance to get Books like these and real pieces of SA history all from Pik bothas personal book collection.
This Collection of books were purchased from the late Estate of Pik Botha ( Former Minister of foreign Affairs and all signatures are 100% original Guaranteed.)