Lions Vs Northern Transvaal 1997 tour to South Africa

[Bucketheadhead]

The genius and then the suicide of Townsend shown perfectly in this game

[TheFryz77]

gibbs was the man u gotta love the big hits

[cardiffcrewsoul2000]

SCOTT GIBBS WAS AN ANIMAL AND HARD AS FUCK!  BEST HITTER IN THE GAME!

[theycallmewalfy]

Great tackle by scotty he bossed that whole tour

[mcs1hr]

Every pack of forwards would be a better proposition if they had someone like Jim Telfer coaching them.

[kataboy]

We beat a mumbo jumbo team lol

[Toddieb0y]

Jeez what a bunch of pussies. Sitting there like a bunch of friggin spotty girls at a social looking dejected.

GO BULLS!!!!!!

[fandotcom]

every lions match i watch there is some dodgy shit happening from them watch the time at 1:58-punching!!

typical.

[djgibson06]

Lol hit that Saffa hard!

[fandotcom]

loser.....lol

[djgibson06]

Nice comeback moron.

[fandotcom]

well you are. you just interested in starting arguements and fights much like the lions, concentrate on the game and mayb they would win a series....LOL.....moron.

[djgibson06]

Well they won that series didn't they???? The Bok's won the most recent yes. The lions played better rugby and didn't result to gouging and such. Cretin!

[fandotcom]

they did but not sure how and just like every lions tour it was dirty and shamefull. bra what ever you say means shit, the boks won and thats it man one idiot gouged not the team, the boks came out tops............yeah baby. an we will take the next world cup to or atleast do better then you as always.

[djgibson06]

Your on another planet it seems. The Bok's not the lions have the reputation of being dirty and shameful. Everybody in world rugby knows this. I like nothing better than see the Boks lose. I don't care who they play. lol

[fandotcom]

then do yourself a favour and watch as many lions tours against all the TOP three nations in the world and acknowlegde all the fighting! who's in the middle of it all? the lions buddy. so you like the boks losing, thats sour grapes bud what have they done to ya other then beat your ass around the field. all blacks are better then us but i dont hate them. you are sour man just enjoy the sport or dont watch.

[djgibson06]

What are you talking about. You know nothing. Give me examples. The last three tours. The three main incidents in each tour were committed by the the other team. 1. Burger Gouge. 2. O'driscoll got dropped on his head. 3. O'gara got assulted by McKrae or whatever his name was.

[fandotcom]

na man listen, those are individual incidence by idiots, not sure about you but i have watched the last four tours an im talking about fighting, push and shoves when they should just play the game the lions are in the middle of it all, theres never a clean match between who ever they play we all know that, the whole southern hemisphere knows that, we know it comes with the lions tour, all the fighting, dont try stand toe to toe because they cant and maybe they will win a series by just playing!

[djgibson06]

What a pathetic answer. There wasn't one real fight on this last lions tour. The only one I can think of was the one Brussow started on Mike Philips. I'm done with you. You don't have any real substance to your comments. Everybody knows the Bok's are the dirtiest team in world rugby. Type in dirtiest team in world rugby on google. Lol.

[fandotcom]

you getting up tight there cause you cant handle the truth you couldnt be speaking to a more knowledgable person about rugby how long you been playing and be honest when you answer cause mate you are narrow minded and like a sheep you just follow the flock of up tight babies moaning about something you will never win. dont go bro we were having so much fun, your knowledge is shit and you have no interest in having a discussion, you just insult cause you got nothing. want to try again!?

[djgibson06]

Lol your a 19 old kid from the UK. You were 7 at the time of the first tour you claimed to have watched. All of your comments are just incoherent babble with no real point or substance in it. Lol your funny I like you.

[fandotcom]

na matey same as you 27, played in school and still playing here crushing you poms cause you shit at rugga. i was 16 in '97 and i was there with my boet watching it live just like i went back to watch it this year, how many you been to? read carefully what i type and it wont go over your head. slow? i might be but by joe ole chap im keeping up why arent you? any way go if you want ive found someone who knows was cracking in the rugby world.

[djgibson06]

Lol your a little 19 year old kid. Your from the UK. You can't spell or punctuate. You got owned.

[fandotcom]

punctuate! this isnt a fucken essay bro! is that what you come back with? who got owned now!

[fandotcom]

think i will put my real details on this site for freaks like you to get hold of. you are more stupid then you make people believe.

[djgibson06]

God you really are thick. Owned!

[mattdoubleday]

@djgibson06 Generally, if you're going to berate someone for their grammer, it's a good idea to get your own right!

[mattdoubleday]

@djgibson06 Generally, if you're going to berate someone for their grammer, it's a good idea to get your own right!

[BloodEye34]

@djgibson06 lol can't find any of the searches as answers of bokke on the first page of results. lol.

dick

[HoskieDC]

"It's the follow up" lol

[springbok86]

Lucky Lions didn't play the Bulls this tour, they would have been brutalised again.

[jdwet1980]

Lions FAIL!

Good job Blue Bulls!!!

[jimmymc1234]

@jdwet1980 Lions 2 Boks 1

[Raichu234]

stupid blue team. Ref was bastard

[Greggybread]

Scott Gibbs is a pussy. The Lions should be re named pussies

[gwilymrj]

Fuck off you piece of yaapie shit and play with your stubby little dick.

[Greggybread]

Aaahh bless, you managed to type a full sentence from start to finish. Well done you. Next lesson we will concentrate on giving reasons for your comments and taking constructive critisism.

BTW- you're a little cock sucker and you should have stayed in school you dumb cunt. Better run, your giro needs cashing nash basher

[like2surf]

'we were good because we beat a "mumbojumbo" team on wednesday' haha Jim Telfer is a legend

[Rowlandsboii]

the lions were amazing against the golden lions jamie robert and O'Drisscal in the center they killed there def. Against the cheeaters they had a pour team out compare to the other team but fare enought eveyone need a game

[welshman95]

can u spell mate

[Rowlandsboii]

ahh yeah its msn writing mate :S

[by2004]

LOL. I love it!!

[ltdantt]

if they were to play the Bulls today it will be murder

[like2surf]

Not after the performance they put in against the golden lions.

[uthikoloshe]

sod those golden lions, they have feet of clay.

[like2surf]

They're still a Super 14 side. Most of the Journalists in South Africa were predicting them(Golden Lions) to win by 12 points.

[uthikoloshe]

Its an american flag on the moon, not a south african one. No one ever accussed us of being smart :D

[skankat]

were find out soon wont we pal.?

[evelyneverettgreen]

The Lions in SA: that's what I call sport.

[tomisdead]

Scott Gibbs what a tackle, my god!

[mikeanbamgay]

yeh mate shud be a good series especially with all the iris player s on form

[omacburma]

Northern Transvaal!!! shame the bulls aren't playing them this year...i reckon a repeat was in the works..

[Reuben0508]

This footage is taken from living with lions. A documentary of the 1997 lions. Well worth a watch if you're at all interested in rugby.

[Phatjointstijfe]

I think were gotting to a point where rugby has developed so much and there are so many rules which just didnt exist b4 which makes it alot harder to make those kinda runs.... Rugby like we saw in the 1970's and 1980's will never been seen again, such brilliance is something we wont be able to enjoy anymore....

[drewbenjy]

I agree, not many people seem to understand that though.

[Phatjointstijfe]

at least one person understands me :)

[Phatjointstijfe]

thanks at least some1 understands... :)

[dartmoordog]

GO THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS

[fransmytube]

lions better beware. everybody & i mean EVERYBODY in SA has been waiting for this lions tour... there is going to be some payback, lions to get trampled! we cannot wait for this one any longer...

[593OLYMPUS]

Get your excuses ready in South Africa. You were supposed to beat us 3-0 last time. What happened there? Wales alone ran you close last time out - the combined Irish,English,Wales,Scots aren't coming to SA to get some extra air miles in. They are there to win a series - period.

[fransmytube]

cant wait. this is what rugby is all about... fierce traditional rivalries. whichever way it goes, should a corker.

overconfidence is always a problem for my lot; in periods when we have an abundance of players, it borders on arrogance. it is worrying but i think john smit is astute & doesnt stoke the coals like some other have.

The only way the Lions will win(as before) is if they get FUCKING fired-up & they will be looking for anything from the media to spark it. lets wait & see... good luck.

[loopstheloop]

That's what it's all about! Go on the LIONS! Massive support here in Ireland... we'll see you soon, Boks!

[BelvisTheFirst]

watching these old vids realy highlights the massive improvment in the standard of rugby scince professionalism happened.

[Bucketheadhead]

Actually, watching this I think rugby has gone down hill. Townsend and Guscott working together here is something which we just don't see today.

[BelvisTheFirst]

Maybe flahes of brilliance like that are happening less because dfences are so much better, but they do still happen, and at a much faster pace

[Bucketheadhead]

If dfences are better than attacks should improve right? I'm commenting specifically on Scotland here but even in this years 6 Nations there haven't been many great runs, great dummies, great sidesteps, great chip throughs. 1999 was the last time I remember great rugby being played in the N.Hemisphere

[ctarrantula]

In respect of Bucketheadhead's comments about 1999 being the last time that great rugby was played in the N.Hemisphere, what are you talking about? The 2008 Welsh team won the Grand Slam with a brand of attacking rucby not seen since perhaps the 1970's despite the ever improving defences of international rugby.

[Bucketheadhead]

Yes one team played well, I mean when every team played well. And there has been plenty great rugby played since the 70s, just not for Wales.

[funjys]

I remember this well and was gutted for Rob Howley, as an Englishman, I always thought he was top drawer.

[xpat73]

Gibbs was banned for 1 game...and then the rest of the test series abosolutely demolishing any South African that came near him.....I remember 2 crackers..one tackle on Snyman in the 1st test where he picked him and dumped him and another belter in the second test on Joubert who came into the line at pace and ran into the Gibbs brick wall.

[JonBassettx]

this is quality, are the players mic'd up or summin?

[JBlacklamb]

Gibbsy got in some trouble for this, it was just a regular tackle though - admittedly it did look illegal at the end, but it was obviously unintentional.

[BrentKnoll29]

Brilliant

[Greiffel]

Great footage.

Grant Esterhuizen (now with Clermont) was the guy getting smashed by Gibbs. Solid stuff.