Lions v South Africa first Test highlights ('97)

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25 years ago today, Matt Dawson sold a dummy to the Springbok defence and his life changed forever. Highlights from the epic first Test against South Africa.

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@oliprj8676 4 ай бұрын

Scott Gibbs. What a warrior!

@isitwasit8756 Жыл бұрын

Neil Jenkins kicking display was monumental and kept lions in the hunt

@davidhaspell6417 3 ай бұрын

Subscribed to Sky Sports just for this series in 97, what memories!

@mhcronje 2 жыл бұрын

I was there. First test match my dad took me to. Remember it vividly to this day.

@grahammitchell5444 2 жыл бұрын

The Dummy of The Century? Thank you Lions for these great vids.

@rjirving 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Remember it well. Beating the Boks on their home turf. Can't be anything sweeter!

@karlosdeevs 2 жыл бұрын

Oh but it can, cuz we'd go on to beat them again the following Saturday!

@kenrehill8775 2 жыл бұрын

Even the cameraman fell for that dummy, we all did in the pub as well.

@xpat73 Ай бұрын

3:52 Scott Gibbs digging graves.

@chrisbaxter3597 2 жыл бұрын

Virtually every physical contact from Saffers was illegal and cheap thuggish tactics were the norm from them - penalty count should have been way more - nasty pieces of work , a reflection I suppose

@johnmc3862 2 жыл бұрын

Will at all costs!!

@chrisbaxter3597 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmc3862 will what ?

@kenrehill8775 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, if this was today, they’d be playing with two players on the pitch.

@grahammitchell5444 2 жыл бұрын

@@kenrehill8775 Lol!

@geoffnelson6756 3 ай бұрын

Bakkies Botha decided to retire when they announced they would be putting a dozen hi def cameras around the pitch, no getting away with thuggery when there is looking the other way.

@jeanettehinds4253 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize Matt Dawson was so small. He's a little fella.

@MR-tb4po 2 жыл бұрын

I played against Dawson at school when he played for RGS High Wycombe. They stuffed us and Matt Dawson dropped a goal towards the end. Just to rub it in. We were maybe 12. One of our team looked at our fly half and said “why aren’t you doing you that you useless sod?” … he looked perplexed and said “I didn’t know we could!” … Dawson was a class above us throughout the game

@jeanettehinds4253 2 жыл бұрын

@@MR-tb4po . Wow, did you always think he was destined for greatness, or was it a suprise?

@MR-tb4po 2 жыл бұрын

No he was a cut above the rest of us

@chickentwisties2298 19 күн бұрын

Back when rugby was rugby...

@geoffnelson6756 3 ай бұрын

Wow, that was relentless attacking rugby, unlike todays stop start set piece orientated play, interesting that SA couldn't kick for toffee even back then, If it wasn't for Handre Pollard and his nerves of steel kicking, they wouldn't have scraped through in 1 point games at the WC