The time the Boks got bliksemed on & off the field during 1969/70 'Demo Tour'
24 November 2019 - 00:00
Even before the Springboks left on their tour of Britain in late 1969, there was trouble. Only six Northern Transvaal players had been included in the 30-man team and eight were from Western Province, two of them bolters from Stellenbosch. Just a few days before Northerns had beaten Province in the Currie Cup final. Northern knives were out.
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