BRITISH LIONS SOUTH AFRICA TOUR 1974
This is a potted compilation from a programme from the series "Sporting Legends". It features the historic British Lions Rugby Union tour of 1974 to South Africa where they became the first Lions to remain unbeaten in all games (and were robbed in the Fourth Test!!... look up the records if you feel the need!!). The tour went ahead despite South Africa being in the grip of apartheid. I am not defending nor criticising the decision to tour. All this clip is designed to do is to show the camaraderie and unity of the players on that tour and the stories that are related by the wonderful Scottish lock forward, the late Gordon Brown and the sublime, lyrical captain of the Lions - Willie John McBride. Music played a large part in the unity of the team (as seen on this clip) and the emergence of the anthem "The Flower of Scotland" is shown within this. Sadly, Gordon Brown (who was such a natural and had a marvellous delivery of a story) is no longer with us as he died in 2001 at age of 53 and Roy Williamson (of the Scottish folk duo The Corries) who wrote the anthem in 1965 also died too young in 1990. I am not a rampant Scot but an "Anglicised Welshman" but I loved the corinthian spirit of Rugby Union at that time and the fire of the Celts. I hope you enjoy the clip and not view it in any political way.
British
Lions
Rugby
Union
Willie
John
McBride
Flower
of
Scotland
The
Corries
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Josh/EJ - Union Buildings Pretoria, Capital Building South Africa
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the Northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104, and Blackwood Street. Fairview Avenue is a closed road where only officials can enter to the Union Buildings. Though not in the center of Pretoria the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African National monument. The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become metonyms for the South African Government. It has become an iconic landmark of Pretoria and South Africa in general, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of democracy. The Buildings are the location of Presidential Inaugurations.
Pretoria
South
Africa
Union
Buildings
Nelson
Mandela
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Pretoria - Our Nation's Capital
Slide show of Pretorian landmarks, people and nature
Pretoria
Union
Building
Sammy
Marks
Jak
de
Priester
Jacaranda
Bat
Lizard
Voortrekker
Monument
Fort
Klapperkop
Africa
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Leon Schuster - Foefie met n fluitjie! (blame it on the ref) Dedicated to Bryce Lawrence
A song dedicated to the ref that made around 29 errors in the RWC 2011 Quarter final between The Bokke and the Wallabies! Those errors were in favour of the Aussies and cost the Boks the crucial game!
Bryce
Lawrence
rugby
RWC
2011
leon
Schuster
blame
it
on
the
ref
hate
fouls
union
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Rugby world cup 2011
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At Thy Will South Africa: Episode 3 - Total Onslaught
An artistic rendition documenting South African History from 1973 - 2009 http://AfrikanerBroadcasting.blogspot.com
At
Thy
Will
South
Africa
Episode
Total
Onslaught
White
African
History
Union
Transvaal
Orange
Free
State
Cape
Natal
Afrikaans
Hendrik
Verwoerd
P.W.
Botha
Pik
Defence
Force
Eugene
Terreblanche
Afrikaner
Broadcasting
Corporation
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Military,SADF & Police
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