I remember this so well..I was doing my national service and one of the Durban boys came in on Monday (after the match) and proudly gave us all a banana each. Cheeky bugger 😃
Remember watching this surprise result...all started when the Bulls centre slipped upon field entry and injured his ankle...start of Natal rugby rise...
Love this! I must have watched this game 20 times as a 10 year old. I can recite the commentary word for word in some of these big moments. You can't help but get sentimental about those days, even though SA was in sporting isolation...when winning the Currie Cup was the pinnacle of a players career, and stadiums were packed out. That season I went to watch Natal v EP at Kings Park, and it was a sell out crowd...at the time 40,000-odd capacity
This match was a turning point in Natal rugby history..from an also ran team that played an attractive game but never won..to the winning team they are now.
And Naas said after the game , it would take us another hundred years before we won another Currie Cup🏆 . We won it again in 1992 and quite a few times after that . Ian Mac the old school teacher from Rhodesia coached that Natal team of the 90's 🍺🍺🍻🍻🤣🤣✅✅
Yes! And Naas Botha's famous words of "It will take them another 100 years to win the Currie Cup again." The rest as they say is history. I had the privilege to be in the stadium that day. Just for the record, I think it was the worst day of Naas' career with the boot.
The game of rugby was so much better back then. Scrum resets were ridiculously quick. No fuss lineouts. Scrum collapse, no issue play on. No screaming at the ref for a penalty. The ball in play time must have been pretty much as near to 80 minutes as you can get! Professionalism has changed the game so much. I get the safety factor with players being bigger and scrum safety and all that. But bring back the good old days i say!!
Just picked up on this clip, I was living in Witbank which was a full Bloubul town and being English speaking supported Natal, what a pleasure it was watching this in the golf club surrounded by Bloubul supporters, was a bit like watching RWC 19 in an English pub surrounded by English supporters
I went to school with a few of the Natal blokes. I celebrated like a maniac and sent a worldwide company email (primitive as it was email) celebrating the victory. I had to explain to the the CEO of Standard bank of South Africa my actions!
It's crazy how the game of rugby has changed the line outs nowadays are totally different from throwing to lifting the player same premise more professional after all the celebrations those players returned to their 9 to 5 day jobs now rugby is a job for today's professional sportsmen. Hugh Bladen is still my favourite commentator he's been calling matches for almost 3 decades.
I preferred the way that forwards could genuinely contest the ball on the ground back then as it drew more forwards into rucks and free up the backs more. I hate seeing these rugby league style defensive lines in the modern game however forwards have become more skilled like backs so there is a pro and con to it. A great memory and milestone for the banana boys back then who are now The Sharks. The Bulls never forgave Tony Watson for that winning try and were pretty cynical in ending his career a year or two later where Uli Schmidt targeted him.
I didn't know Naas could throw two passes in a single game! And I noticed one time he actually attempted a tackle! "Da Sprrrrringboks could've sent out one team in the morning to win the semi-final, and another team in the afternoon to win the final." Naas Botha after Australia won the 1991 World Cup. Yeah right, Naas. 26-3 loss in Cape Town v Australia in 1992. Series loss to Australia 1993. Time to get on the 'roids after that, of course ...
@@sakabula2357 Kick returns? Cut out passes from the ruck? Making sure Naas got caught in a maul? There are plenty of ways. Naas was the king of ten man rugby. "Just pass it to me and I'll kick a field goal."
@@Fuzcapp Naas could win a game on his own...would you complain if he was in whatever side you supported???Yet here you are talking about him..he doesn't even know you exist..shame
Is there a reason why line-out throws were one-handed back then as I've never seen it used in recent games? Was it common during apartheid for sport commentators to switch between Afrikaans & English?
During apartheid the SABC mandate was 50% english and 50% afrikaans. The first qauter and 3rd quater was in afrikaans and the 2nd and 4th in english. The radio broadcast had full english and afrikaans synched to the tv broadcast
Tony, how do you notice the Afrikaans commentary, but fail to see white players embrace their black teammate after a game during apartheid? Was your question legitimate, or were you just being a troll?
@@Shingwedzi70 it was a question that had an undertone. We have enough politicians blaming apartheid for their own atrocities today. As part of history it should not be forgotten, but should also not be considered as an excuse for every thing. If Tony is surprised that commentary on rugby by the SAUK/SABC was done in English, then I would believe his question was legitimate, as today's media would portray a different story. Focus on what was wrong in the past has cost our country dearly, today it is apartheid, during apartheid it was the atrocities of the Anglo-Boer war. So I'm not being a precious snow flake, but I might of gotten excited to quickly. Would still like to see what Tony, if he is interested in doing so, has to say. If insinuating that he was trolling is a false assumption, I will apologize.
@@ivanpayn4059 I don't believe there was any undertone to his question. It was a legitimate question based on the fact that nowadays it is vey uncommon to have 2 languages being used in 1 broadcast. It was common back then, but for anybody growing up in the 2000's onwards, it is a strange thing to hear because now they would just have a different channel broadcasting fully in each language. You my friend have taken offence because you are clearly sensitive about the subject. Relax a little, not everybody is out to criticise or have a dig at you or your culture or past. Some people will do so, they have a problem with forgiveness and moving on, but we have enough problems without creating controversies out of nothing. IMHO
Interesting how Claassens' knee to the head of Watson after his score is treated as a non-event by the commentators. That's a straight up red card in today's game - and must be honest I'd agree with that. Dangerous and reckless, no?
@@TheDruzza Yes you guys really did it. Me as a huge Naas Botha supporter thought we had it all. Robert du Preez as his scrum halve and Uli in the front row. And then Tony Watson really ruined the day for us. Like badly. But my dad's Cadac Skottelskaar lit up and the once the Boerewors aroma filled the air, the pain disappeared and the holidays went on.
@@pieterniemandt1098 i was 10 at the time of this game but remember it well ….naas and uli bullie were the manna… but not that time… nothing like a skottle and boerie 🌀 to sort out the pain… ahh i miss it a lot as im in australia now. Sodwana has a special place in my heart too , great memories there as a lightie
I'll never forget getting a T-shirt in Durban showing a black and white striped banana shagging a blue bull. That shirt lasted for many many years and really hacked off my Free State nephew who supported the bulls but eventually saw reason and came over to Natal and the Sharks. What a day that was - and what a coach Ian Mac was. It was a pleasure to watch his team - pity that idiot Luyt found a way to fire him from Bok coach in 1994 just before the RWC.
This is what rugby without steroids looks like. Good old days!!!
Well that all changed by 1995.
These guys are still massive ..if you put the skin tight kits of today on them you would say they were on steroids too
No this was rugby before the guys could afford to be in the gym 24/7.Remember..most of these okes had "real" jobs in the week..
I remember this so well..I was doing my national service and one of the Durban boys came in on Monday (after the match) and proudly gave us all a banana each.
Cheeky bugger 😃
Remember watching this surprise result...all started when the Bulls centre slipped upon field entry and injured his ankle...start of Natal rugby rise...
Love this! I must have watched this game 20 times as a 10 year old. I can recite the commentary word for word in some of these big moments. You can't help but get sentimental about those days, even though SA was in sporting isolation...when winning the Currie Cup was the pinnacle of a players career, and stadiums were packed out. That season I went to watch Natal v EP at Kings Park, and it was a sell out crowd...at the time 40,000-odd capacity
I couldn't define one tangible word from that.... For 3min I thought 2 geezers were drowning
This match was a turning point in Natal rugby history..from an also ran team that played an attractive game but never won..to the winning team they are now.
And Naas said after the game , it would take us another hundred years before we won another Currie Cup🏆 .
We won it again in 1992 and quite a few times after that . Ian Mac the old school teacher from Rhodesia coached that Natal team of the 90's
🍺🍺🍻🍻🤣🤣✅✅
Yes! And Naas Botha's famous words of "It will take them another 100 years to win the Currie Cup again." The rest as they say is history. I had the privilege to be in the stadium that day. Just for the record, I think it was the worst day of Naas' career with the boot.
The game of rugby was so much better back then. Scrum resets were ridiculously quick. No fuss lineouts. Scrum collapse, no issue play on. No screaming at the ref for a penalty. The ball in play time must have been pretty much as near to 80 minutes as you can get!
Professionalism has changed the game so much. I get the safety factor with players being bigger and scrum safety and all that. But bring back the good old days i say!!
Just picked up on this clip, I was living in Witbank which was a full Bloubul town and being English speaking supported Natal, what a pleasure it was watching this in the golf club surrounded by Bloubul supporters, was a bit like watching RWC 19 in an English pub surrounded by English supporters
I went to school with a few of the Natal blokes. I celebrated like a maniac and sent a worldwide company email (primitive as it was email) celebrating the victory. I had to explain to the the CEO of Standard bank of South Africa my actions!
There was email in 1990....lol
Forward Pass to Grobler
It's crazy how the game of rugby has changed the line outs nowadays are totally different from throwing to lifting the player same premise more professional after all the celebrations those players returned to their 9 to 5 day jobs now rugby is a job for today's professional sportsmen. Hugh Bladen is still my favourite commentator he's been calling matches for almost 3 decades.
I preferred the way that forwards could genuinely contest the ball on the ground back then as it drew more forwards into rucks and free up the backs more. I hate seeing these rugby league style defensive lines in the modern game however forwards have become more skilled like backs so there is a pro and con to it.
A great memory and milestone for the banana boys back then who are now The Sharks. The Bulls never forgave Tony Watson for that winning try and were pretty cynical in ending his career a year or two later where Uli Schmidt targeted him.
I didn't know Naas was that good, kicking with both feet.
I didn't know Naas could throw two passes in a single game!
And I noticed one time he actually attempted a tackle!
"Da Sprrrrringboks could've sent out one team in the morning to win the semi-final, and another team in the afternoon to win the final." Naas Botha after Australia won the 1991 World Cup.
Yeah right, Naas. 26-3 loss in Cape Town v Australia in 1992. Series loss to Australia 1993. Time to get on the 'roids after that, of course ...
Naas could kick with 3 feet
@@Fuzcapp If Naas didn't pass how did Carel du Plessis/Danie Gerber score so many tries
@@sakabula2357 Kick returns? Cut out passes from the ruck? Making sure Naas got caught in a maul? There are plenty of ways. Naas was the king of ten man rugby. "Just pass it to me and I'll kick a field goal."
@@Fuzcapp Naas could win a game on his own...would you complain if he was in whatever side you supported???Yet here you are talking about him..he doesn't even know you exist..shame
Rudi Visagie picks up the ref as he blows the final whistle!!! Classsic moment!
Vleis Visagie 😊
Western Province won the Currie Cup more than a 100 years before Banana Boys won their Currie Cup
Memories which remain to this day from when I wore a younger man's clothes .
🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Oh Piano man...
Come on the Banana boys !
Joël Stansky v Naas Botha! Awesome
Yeah - hope you enjoyed the kickfest.
Vleis Visagie picking up freek burger.ai banana boys.
Is there a reason why line-out throws were one-handed back then as I've never seen it used in recent games? Was it common during apartheid for sport commentators to switch between Afrikaans & English?
I think the original laws did not permit two handed throw ins to make it different from soccer.
During apartheid the SABC mandate was 50% english and 50% afrikaans. The first qauter and 3rd quater was in afrikaans and the 2nd and 4th in english. The radio broadcast had full english and afrikaans synched to the tv broadcast
Tony, how do you notice the Afrikaans commentary, but fail to see white players embrace their black teammate after a game during apartheid? Was your question legitimate, or were you just being a troll?
@@Shingwedzi70 it was a question that had an undertone. We have enough politicians blaming apartheid for their own atrocities today. As part of history it should not be forgotten, but should also not be considered as an excuse for every thing. If Tony is surprised that commentary on rugby by the SAUK/SABC was done in English, then I would believe his question was legitimate, as today's media would portray a different story. Focus on what was wrong in the past has cost our country dearly, today it is apartheid, during apartheid it was the atrocities of the Anglo-Boer war. So I'm not being a precious snow flake, but I might of gotten excited to quickly. Would still like to see what Tony, if he is interested in doing so, has to say. If insinuating that he was trolling is a false assumption, I will apologize.
@@ivanpayn4059 I don't believe there was any undertone to his question. It was a legitimate question based on the fact that nowadays it is vey uncommon to have 2 languages being used in 1 broadcast. It was common back then, but for anybody growing up in the 2000's onwards, it is a strange thing to hear because now they would just have a different channel broadcasting fully in each language.
You my friend have taken offence because you are clearly sensitive about the subject. Relax a little, not everybody is out to criticise or have a dig at you or your culture or past. Some people will do so, they have a problem with forgiveness and moving on, but we have enough problems without creating controversies out of nothing. IMHO
I was there that day all the way from Richards Bay. What a game, what memories.😊
First try should have been reversed as it was clearly a forward pass
Would have been reversed nowadays, but then it was only an onfield call. Much has changed since then!
Anyone notice John Plumtree come on as a replacement?
He is hard to miss
A penalty given on restart for a incident that happened while scoring??? Never seen that in my life
That was the rule back in the days. Foul play after the fact. Same as with a late tackle even today.
Strange to see no black players or fans.
Notice how the commentary got depressed when the try went over!
Why did naas or uli play in 95 world cup?
I'm a Banana Boy 🍌❤️
Freek Burger goeie reff
What a game , especially that a predominantly English speaking team beat the boerkies.
Yes that's quite an oddity. Usually the English get thumped.
@@andredutoit9645 English speaking. Not English. Big difference! I'd like you to acknowledge this important distinction 😂
@@andredutoit9645
Since 2000 its 15 wins to SA against 11 for England with 1 draw, not exactly a thumping is it..
@@johndonson1603 You didn`t read the comment properly , he said English Speaking !
Nice!!!
I couldn't define one tangible word from that.... For 3min I thought 2 geezers were drowning
Go home Vaalies!
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This was Pretoria...
Holy Nelson Mandela! Naas Botha passed the ball twice in one game! (0:37 & 9:30)
I now understand why this appallingly edited crap was put on UA-cam!
Notice the fantastic passing in the back line.
Interesting how Claassens' knee to the head of Watson after his score is treated as a non-event by the commentators. That's a straight up red card in today's game - and must be honest I'd agree with that. Dangerous and reckless, no?
Back then that was nothing...rugby changed a lot
Remember that try by Tony Watson.
Tony was my hero growing up..I wanted to be as fast as him...instead I played loose head prop all my life
Never forget this game. As an outnumbered Bulls supporter listening to the game on Sodwana bay beach in my dad's 88 Nissan 4x4. Those were the days.
Sodwana bay!! One of the best places on earth
@@TheDruzza Absolutely.
@@pieterniemandt1098 was a good day for us 🍌 boys 😄. One dsay i will get back to sodwana,
@@TheDruzza Yes you guys really did it. Me as a huge Naas Botha supporter thought we had it all. Robert du Preez as his scrum halve and Uli in the front row. And then Tony Watson really ruined the day for us. Like badly. But my dad's Cadac Skottelskaar lit up and the once the Boerewors aroma filled the air, the pain disappeared and the holidays went on.
@@pieterniemandt1098 i was 10 at the time of this game but remember it well ….naas and uli bullie were the manna… but not that time… nothing like a skottle and boerie 🌀 to sort out the pain… ahh i miss it a lot as im in australia now. Sodwana has a special place in my heart too , great memories there as a lightie
I'll never forget getting a T-shirt in Durban showing a black and white striped banana shagging a blue bull. That shirt lasted for many many years and really hacked off my Free State nephew who supported the bulls but eventually saw reason and came over to Natal and the Sharks. What a day that was - and what a coach Ian Mac was. It was a pleasure to watch his team - pity that idiot Luyt found a way to fire him from Bok coach in 1994 just before the RWC.