Casper Steyn during his heyday for the Blue Bulls. (Gallo Images)
The Bulls remain the only non-Springbok team in 16 matches since 1997 to beat the British & Irish Lions on African shores and have launched a commemorative jersey to buy.
Labelling the game the day the men in blue shook the rugby world might sound over the top, but it s actually highly appropriate.
The Bulls of 1997 were a shambles, riddled with infighting and coaching drama, and were expected to deliver one glorious 80-minute round of rugby to trump their fancied opponents.
Here s a pub quiz question for you: which non-Springbok team is the last one to ever beat the British & Irish Lions in South Africa?
My sound effect of a zip undoing was scratched out : the making of The Archers’ sexiest scenes
From scandalous trysts and winking innuendo to sensitively portrayed trauma, the Radio 4 soap lets us eavesdrop on people s intimate lives
27 December 2020 • 5:00pm
Emerald O Hanrahan and Barry Farrimond as Emma and Ed Grundy in The Archers
Credit: Gary Moyes/BBC
When The Archers’ creator Godfrey God Baseley told his cast, “This is not a drama programme, it’s real life overheard,” the cast may have taken it with a pinch of salt. Listeners, however, took it very much to heart. In the near-70 years since The Archers began airing (it marks that anniversary on New Year’s Day), it has taken in all manner of scandal, but, in true British fashion, sex remains at the forefront of listener thoughts.