South African Rugby World Cup winning captain John Smit tells a fateful story of legendary Springbok second-row Bakkies Botha during a clash between them and the All Blacks, during a back-to-back series against New Zealand.
He told this story alongside Hanyani Shimange and his fellow Rugby World Cup 2007 winner Victor Matfield in the most recent episode of ‘Boks Office’ where they also preview the RWC 2023 semi-final between South Africa and England and ask if the Springboks will take victory again after winning the 2019 final, or can England push on and make their second successive final?
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48 Comments
Laughing out loud…
He goes to church every weekend 😂😂😂 How do you keep a straight face to Cappie don't worry its just a bad angle knowing there's cameras that will have a field day if you laugh😂😂😂
Do they really tell the refs about his charities, children and he goes to church😅
Legendary stuff 😂😅
That banter. Bakkies. Hilarious.
I am sure if I met all these blokes including John Smit, they would be good company, funny, salt of the earth people in real life. But I’ll never forget JS talking post match about how God saw fit to shine his light on the Boks and seal the victory. I’m paraphrasing but it is incredible to me the blur that occurs between sport and religion. It’s more than simply programming
Hilariously funny. Smitty is a natural story-teller.
Bad angle 🤣🤣🤣
Fans fron NZ ,eng and sa supporting their team in rugby World Cup but not in cricket world cup
2 living legends of rugby. Wish we had these two at the wallabies
When your mum calls you by your full name😂😂😂
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HAHAHA brilliant . It's just a BAD angle 😂😂 HOW DOES he KNOW do much about angles?? 😂😂
I met Bakkies once in Perth, WA. Coolest guy ever! A Goliath of a man and has thunder for a voice. An Incredible human being, very scary but a great guy.
This is very funny story
Love from nz 🇳🇿🤝🇿🇦 bok legends
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Joking and laughing about a potentially fatal assault.
What a pack of spineless cucks.
Bakkies should have done prison time for his repeated violent assaults on the rugby field.
Omg, just a bad angle 😅😅😅
LMFAO the best
He almost killed Jimmy Cowan
every dad has a sweater like this
😂😂😂
John Smith and Victor Mayfield
The enforcer
So the man would have been daunting enough as just Bakkie Botha, no it had to be Bakkies.
He was a bad man old Bakkies but he wouldn’t last long in todays game lol bunch a softies these days with rules
Bosees❤😂😂😂
Legendary Bakkies Botha! 😂😂😂
Love listening to these guys stories, they are hilarious 😂😂
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Bakkies is such a legend 😂😂😂😂😂
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Bakkies Botha was a disgrace for rugby
Nasty cheats. Isn’t it funny
Met him at the airport… Monster of a man, was too intimidated to even say hi 😬😅
Eben is special but oom bakkies was build different 🚑🚑🚑😂bad angle.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
😂😂😂😂
Legends😂😂
Victor looks like Jesus😅
The og rugby players 😊
Legends 🔥
Lekker riana
Joe marler reminds me of bakkies
Bakkies what a legend
I remember watching that game where Bakkies headbutted Jimmy Cowan….Bakkies charged down Cowan's kick, Cowan subsequently pulls Bakkies shirt and holds him back. Deserved headbutt