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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 155381"><p>Well I was born in `76, so I just missed it. But my dad has an LP- yes, an LP- of one of the tests, I think it was the 3rd, commentary courtesy of the legendary Gerhard "Spiekeries" Viviers. Obviously, as the Boks lost that one, dad wasn`t too fond of playing that LP- yes, LP. I do recall something about the selectors not being able to decide between 2 different no.8`s, and playing both, with Theunis Stoffberg being played at scrumhalf, if I`m not mistaken?</p><p></p><p>But the stories about the Lions of `74 are quite legendary. I remember reading about Willie John McBride`s stirring captain`s speech before the 1st test. 30 minutes before kickoff, with the entire squad sitting in the change-room, WJ lit his pipe and said.... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Every player was left to himself, to gather their thoughts about what this series meant to them. Absolutely unique, and quite inspiring really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 155381"] Well I was born in `76, so I just missed it. But my dad has an LP- yes, an LP- of one of the tests, I think it was the 3rd, commentary courtesy of the legendary Gerhard "Spiekeries" Viviers. Obviously, as the Boks lost that one, dad wasn`t too fond of playing that LP- yes, LP. I do recall something about the selectors not being able to decide between 2 different no.8`s, and playing both, with Theunis Stoffberg being played at scrumhalf, if I`m not mistaken? But the stories about the Lions of `74 are quite legendary. I remember reading about Willie John McBride`s stirring captain`s speech before the 1st test. 30 minutes before kickoff, with the entire squad sitting in the change-room, WJ lit his pipe and said.... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Every player was left to himself, to gather their thoughts about what this series meant to them. Absolutely unique, and quite inspiring really. [/QUOTE]
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