The Captain’s Team Talk
Three hours of analysis, 147 slides and one captain who only needs a few words.
Collection · 8 comics
Inside the Team Room
Short team talks, long slide decks, overweight kit bags and a bench that warms up louder than the match.
What happens behind the changing-room door, as imagined by people who have never been allowed through it.
Comics in this collection
The Coin Toss
Three assistant coaches, three different plans for the coin toss and one captain who has heard enough.
Selection for the Team Braai
All three assistant coaches want to run the team braai. Rassie picks on form.
Fresh Legs at the Fiftieth
The Bomb Squad warms up so hard at the 50th minute that the other team stops to watch.
The Missing Sock
Forty players, one kit manager and one sock missing ninety minutes before kick-off.
Excess Baggage
Forty players, one check-in counter and a team manager who has planned the queue down to the kilogram.
The Bomb Squad Arrives
Fifty minutes into the party, energy is fading. Then the door opens.
The Missing Kit Bag
The team lands at OR Tambo one kit bag short. Rassie is not worried.