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m E m ORABLE m O m ENTS
from RWC Test
by lovellsports
Call 99
The ‘Invincibles’ Lions side of 1974 took the law into their own hands against South Africa in an attempt to combat the Springboks physical aggression. Captain Willie John McBride decided to match fire with fire, telling his team to “Get your retaliation in first…” when he called “99”.
Everest
What goes on behindthe-scenes is often kept in the dark, but a camera was there to capture Jim Telfer’s iconic speech in 1997. Ahead of the first Test in South Africa, Telfer sat the forwards around him and delivered those memorable words.
