Derby Day, the literary companion for all rugby-loving South Africans who are proud
of their schools, is back in 2009 at a price that every schoolboy can afford.
Read the anecdotes of hundreds of former Springboks’s rugby days at school, not
to mention the fascinating school and rugby histories of SA’s top 100 schools, for
the recession-proof retail price of R100 only.
Incentivising the Schools to Sell
An awesome book about schoolboy rugby deserves to be seen next to the rugby field
of every big local derby, and so the Derby Day are offering schools 30% percent
commission (R30) to sell the book through their established school networks to earn
money for the school.
Whether you are a schoolboy, a secretary, a rugby coach, or a member of your school’s
PTA or OBU, anyone is welcome to earn some extra cash –— at zero risk.
How Sales Work
Simply provide the team at Derby Day with the relevant contact details for the person
responsible for the stock, and we will post you copies of Derby Day (available in
English or Afrikaans), as well as the awesome poster of the 2007 World Cup winning
Springboks in their school jerseys, to arrive in time for the start of the 2009
schoolboy rugby season.
For every copy sold at R100, we’ll give you R30. By simply setting up a point of
sale next to the tuckshop or alongside the 1st XV field, and putting up a poster
or two in the school halls marketing when and where you will be selling from, you
too can sell the popular Derby Day book and earn some much-needed extra cash in
these tough economic times.
*A minimum of 16 books (two boxes) needs to be ordered to ensure free delivery.
Stock is issued on a ‘sale or return’ basis, so there is no risk involved on the
part of the seller.
Marketing of Derby Day
As if the low retail price of R100 wasn’t incentive enough, FNB (proud sponsors
of Derby Day) will also be marketing the book aggressively as part of their involvement
in SA schoolboy rugby. This will happen at all FNB Classic Clashes, as well as on
the Classic Clashes website and TV show.
The plan is simply to ensure that as many schoolkids have Derby Day to read at home,
hopefully inspiring them to learn more about their school, the history of rugby
in South Africa, as well as picking up some tips from the featured Springboks who
were rugby-playing schoolboys once themselves.
About Derby Day
Derby Day is a rocking rugby road trip across the length and breadth of the land
of the Springboks, visiting over 100 South African schools and towns, learning about
their histories, chatting to the rugby coaches, and interviewing the famous players
that went to the school. It is 400 pages of action photos and old boy anecdotes,
player insights and rugby traditions. Derby Day is for all South Africans who love
their rugby and are proud of their school.
Other features of Derby Day include an insightful history of rugby union, how the
game spread to South Africa and the role rugby has played in our country’s history,
as well as historical features on all the towns visited - so as to give the schools,
and the rugby they play, the proper context.
Derby Day Online
Derby Day is available for sale online for R130 (including postage) at
www.derbyday.co.za The entire book is also available for free in downloadable,
PDF format. Derby Day Stockists
Potential stockists (from pubs and clubs, to sports shops and secondhand bookstores)
are invited to contact Laugh it Off on (021) 788 3226, or e-mail
info@derbyday.co.za to find out more about stocking this rugby season’s
big seller.
Praise for Derby Day
"We have all at some point stood around a fire debating whose school is the
oldest, which player came from which school and which school has produced the most
Springboks? This book answers all those questions and more. Do yourself a favour
and go out and get it now!" - Graeme Wepener, Rugby 365
"If you go back to any rugby player’s memoirs, he talks about the fun and enjoyment
of schoolboy rugby… And this book… that I got a couple of weeks back… it brings
out the fun in schoolboy rugby, it’s not just a statistical history of rugby in
South Africa. It’s a fun book. I reckon it’s a must on anyone’s shelf in South Africa."
- Mornè du Plessis, ex-Springbok Captain
"…Nurse must be commended for driving his vintage Alfa Spider convertible across
South Africa, visiting one hundred plus Springbok incubation tanks and compiling
all of it in 400 pages. This lively, loose ruck is filled with photos, anecdotes,
insights, rivalries, pride, history, old boys and traditions; and like a leggy librarian
at an all boys' school, Derby Day is sure to get rugby players reading." -
GQ, September 2008
"Genius!" - Bob Skinstad, ex-Springbok Captain
For general information on the book, please contact Bryce on 021 788 3226 or
info@derbyday.co.za
*Derby Day is available for the recommended retail price of R100.
