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Victory and Heartbreak: Heyneke Meyer's 1999 World Cup Story
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Go back in time with Springbok Assistant Coach Heyneke Meyer and relive South Africa’s 1999 Rugby World Cup experience with a man who was actually there. Meyer would go on to become head coach of the Springboks years later but before that he was an assistant to Nick Mallett.
Here Heyneke discusses the Boks’ pre-tournament aspirations and the struggles of taking on obscure opponents like Spain and Uruguay. Meyer also talks about the relationships he enjoyed with the players and fellow coaches, and the influential role he played as Jannie De Beer famously slotted a world record five drop goals against England in the quarter-finals.
Heyneke will give you a unique behind-the-scenes tale into how the coaches had to overcome a lack of technology in those days to prepare for their opponents and overcome all of them until the tight semi-final loss to Australia.
Enjoy this incredible trip down memory lane!
00:00 Introduction by Peter
00:45 Becoming Springbok Assistant Coach
02:55 South Africa’s chances
03:42 Heyneke’s role
05:28 Combating Uruguay and Spain
08:52 Relationship with Heyneke Meyer
10:37 Half-time talks
12:54 Thoughts on Scotland as a co-host
15:32 The Jannie De Beer Show
18:08 Relationship with the players
19:16 Semi-final against Australia
21:20 France’s shock win over New Zealand
23:44 3rd/4th-place play-off
26:21 Funny moments
29:02 Trivia question
Peter says: I love the Springboks and rugby is one of my favourite sports. Although as a sports journalist I am supposed to remain neutral, I always like to point out that before I became a professional, I was just a big fan! I hold a Masters Degree in International Journalism so at least you know I should be able to ask a good question or two! My dream is to do this YouTube Channel permanently. You can help me out by liking the videos, subscribing to the channel and hitting the notification bell.
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