Chris Schoeman, David McLennan, Willie John McBride, Hannes Marais
It was the year 1891, and the first rugby football team from the British Isles was about to embark on a tour of South Africa; any doubts about the financial sustainability of the venture were removed when mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes thumped the table and declared, ’Let them come. I shall stand security for any shortfall.’ And so a tradition began that survived the financial insecurities of the pioneer years, two World Wars, sports boycotts, and the birth of the professional era. These tours have produced some of the finest Test rugby and some of the greatest players and sides seen...
It was the year 1891, and the first rugby football team from the British Isles was about to embark on a tour of South Africa; any doubts about the fin...
