A biography, initially presented as a faux autobiography, detailing the 1950s rugby career and subsequent bachelorhood and alcohol-ravaged life of Munster scrumhalf Tom Cleary. Cleary was 17 times an Ireland replacement but never earned a cap in the era before substitutes; the author presents this shortfall as symbolic of Cleary’s travails after rugby — never reaching his potential. The title refers to Cleary’s 1960 tour of South Africa and Rhodesia, which places him a teammate of Syd Miller and Tony O’Reilly. Though depicted with great sympathy, the details of Cleary’s mature years are less interesting for rugby readers. The appendix is rich with statistics and match reports from Munster, Ireland, and the SA tour.