Comments on: That winning feeling

By: Tomsta

Tomsta — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:38 +0000

my vote is for the 97 french game. that was pure rugby. the boys clicked perfectly. mallet probably wet himself.

heck, i’d kill to see that game again!

By: Big Hit

Big Hit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:21:03 +0000

#22 Big Hit: seriously though, not a fan of players coming with big talk before games, pride before a fall.

By: bokfan1

bokfan1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:17 +0000

#22 Big Hit: Possibly he had A laugh, but I think in 2007 RWC he wasnt laughing...

By: Big Hit

Big Hit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:58 +0000

The Catt jibe galvanised the squad that had arrived as newly crowned world champions and had been unbeaten in the calendar year. They dominated the game, and could have won by a bigger margin as Chester Williams had a legitimate try disallowed

Catt had the last laugh in ’98, no world record

By: Hambafrika

Hambafrika — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:34:48 +0000

I think it was the ’97 game at Twickenham when Joost scored a blinder scampering down the right hand touchline just after half time – what a try!

By: Hambafrika

Hambafrika — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:31:53 +0000

#4 Wizard: We travelled from London on Eurostar for this game. Slap Chips scored two tries right in front of us. What a great day this was. I remember the French buglers saluting the Boks tries - they were right behind us!

By: west

west — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:49:02 +0000

#17 WOLFMAN21: I must say though that having seen the majority of the games at Twickenham my best bok team that i have seen was the 97 bok team they were brillent kust strong in every department. That year i would say I saw two of the best teams i will ever see the 97 Abs although there glory run of 2 years was coming to an end , but this was the start of the boks unbeaten run of 17 games.

By: Ezee-23

Ezee-23 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:05 +0000

The magazine cover is brilliant. I don’t know about yall but to me it seems a bit menacing.

It’s like he’s about to say “Why so serious” in a Joker voice.

Brilliant!!

By: WOLFMAN21

WOLFMAN21 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:35:34 +0000

England at Twickenham has often been SA’s bogey team. In 1998 we played Skinstad instead of Venter and gave up our record of 17 wins in a row, in 2001 we had Koen, van Straaten and Halstead as our 10, 12 and 13 with Hall on one wing and an old van der Westhuizen at 9-hardly exciting rugby!

By: west

west — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:23:37 +0000

#14 west: No problem the boks victories at twickers 1995 Boks 24 = Eng 14 2006 Boks 26 Eng 15 2008 Boks 42 Eng 6 1997 Boks 29 Eng 11 England last won in England back in 2000, 27-22 before that it was 1994 32-15, our record is not much better in SA only 2/7.

By: WOLFMAN21

WOLFMAN21 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:56 +0000

#14 west: could you stick the bok victories up? would be interesting to see. when last did the brits win in SA?

By: west

west — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:46:46 +0000

#7 Dunx: Sorry Dunx as a pom i have to put a bit of a cloud over your comments. England have actually won the majority of games against the boks in England. There were maybe a couple of good results for the boks but very few. You have played england 11 times and lost 7 since you have come back into the game in 92. Compared to say the Abs record on end of years tours its dreadful however you would smash us this year!!

2003 -Eng 53 Boks 3
2001 Eng 29 Boks 9
2004 Eng 32 Boks 16
1992 Eng 33 Boks 16
2000 Eng 25 Boks 17
2006 Eng 23 Boks 21
1998 Eng 14 Boks 7

By: bananas

bananas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:57:37 +0000

Yes lets enjoy reflecting on those games but this year 2009 has been VERY special and full marks to Smitie and his boys for handling a lot of **** both on and off the pitch !!!

By: Storm outta hell

Storm outta hell — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:37 +0000

Great way to start the day…I got that warm glowing feeling here’s hoping we can set up some new records on this EOYT pity we arn’t playing the poms tho’..

By: Jozi

Jozi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:44:00 +0000

That game where Bakkies sent one of the poms flying six feet through the air in a monster clean out is my favourite rugby moment against the poms but the 42 – 6 drubbing at twickers was very sweet indeed.

By: WOLFMAN21

WOLFMAN21 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:32:20 +0000

#9 sparticus: I remember that one also! Bill Mclaren was the best commentator ever, and rugby is fair poorer without him!

By: sparticus

sparticus — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:27:37 +0000

Oh and also in 97 I think we beat Scotland 40 odd – 10 ?? Joost scored one ro two amazing tries. There is a moment in that game that stands out forever when Joost scored and Bill Mclaren was shouting juice von der westhuizen !!

I remember that one like it was yesterday.

By: sparticus

sparticus — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:25:43 +0000

the 36-0 World Cup win against the poms was my favourite though

By: Dunx

Dunx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:16:09 +0000

well that are some nice information but it shows that the springboks have had a nice time against the english most of the time

By: Wizard

Wizard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:41:05 +0000

Sorry it was at the end of 1997.