Blast from the past: Heyns adds to her Olympic medal haul in Sydney
17 September 2023 - 19:26
1965 — The Springboks suffer what is then their biggest margin of defeat as they lose the final fourth Test against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland by 3-20. Lock Tiny Naude landed a lone penalty for the visitors, who leaked five tries on the day. The 17-point margin eclipsed the 15-point deficit they’d suffered against Australia in Durban in 1933...
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