As a NZer I don't understand any Afrikaans but I do remember watching the highlights on b&w TV of some of the matches from this tour with my father. Some of my earliest and fondest rugby memories were of the encounters between our two great rugby nations. Sydie was of course a great friend of another well known commentator Hugh Bladen, and both Syd and Blades played for Transvaal against Brian Lochore's 1970 All Black tourists. The ABs beat Transvaal 34-17 but lost the test series to the Boks 3-1.
Ek hoop sy ma se oe gaan oop. As dit nie vir sy stief pa was nie, was dit nie die eitkoms nie. RUS SAGGIE SEUN BY JESUS SE VOETE. ALMAL MOET EENDAG REKENSPAK DOEN VIR HUL SELF.
Ek is mal oor Willie hy is n goeie mens. Ek hom al in Rand en dal krugersdorp gesien al en hy net doodgewone mens met die vriendelikheid van self. Willie ek hoop jy ook nog in wesrand ons is al te dankbaar dat jy al hier was. Hoop jy nog hier.
Springbok Radio was different to any other radio station out there EXCEPT for LM... it got into your DNA. It's been gone for over a third of a century now, but one remembers all the names, all the programs and all the sounds. Beautiful.
