Blast from the past: Le Clos floats like a butterfly for world champs gold
Today in SA sports history: August 8
07 August 2022 - 18:32
1970 — A battered and bruised Springbok team lose 8-9 to the All Blacks in the second Test at a wet Newlands. Centre Mannetjies Roux gave away a penalty in the final minutes, which Kiwi fullback Fergie McCormick converted to snatch a late victory to even the four-match series at 1-1. But the tourists played hard and a little dirty — Bok winger Syd Nomis was laid out with a stiff-arm tackle by McCormick that loosened all his front teeth and completely dislodged one. Hooker Piston van Wyk left the field bloodied after being kicked in the mouth. ..
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