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The second Test between the Springboks and the Lions in 2009 was notoriously tough but it it also had some amusing moments.
We never see the make-up artist who makes an actor look convincingly injured after a car accident or the lighting technician who creates a natural, stylised scene to evoke a specific emotion.
The legacy guys like Francois Pienaar, Joel Stransky and Chester Williams left in 1995 laid the platform for the Springboks to be where they are in international rugby today. It was a history-making victory that changed many things around the sporting world in the country, especially for rugby. The first time South Africa competed at a World Cup, the first time they hosted one, and the first time they won it.
Ellis Park is the ‘real home’ of the Springboks according to lock Marvin Orie who was speaking ahead of his side’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina at the famous Johannesburg stadium.
MCD is easy to detect because the symptoms have been obvious from the early post-isolation coaches – think the thousand-yard stare of Ian Mcintosh – right up to the madcap antics of Rassie Erasmus on social media.
A memorable moment for the 31-year-old Siya Kolisi was sharing the special occasion with Brazilian soccer star Neymar, who plays his club football for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
With this year’s Rugby Championship now consigned to the record books, South Africa, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand will cast their focus and resolve onto the Home Unions, France and Italy.
When you consider the pedigrees of the Springboks and Australian teams over the last two decades, you wonder how strong Bok teams have lost to ordinary Wallaby teams Down Under, year in and year out.