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Part centre and part back row, the Springbok is the prototype for the modern game

The battling flanker overcame a sticky start to become an icon and double Grand Slam winner

June 29, 1950. A player with a broad grin on his face is being carried shoulder-high by a group of excited local fans in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. His name is Larry ‘Joe’ Gaetjens and his team, the Unit

Father Time comes for us all, but retired professionals can still pull on the boots

Long before the likes of Earl and Esterhuizen, Italy flanker MAURO BERGAMASCO moonlighted at scrum half…