Frontline heroes hold up the heart of Test rugby

[KenyaQuin]

Frontline heroes hold up the heart of Test rugby
A tribute of sorts to the frontrow..
Phil Wilkins | July 11, 2008

Somewhere on his property in Theunissen near Bloemfontein in South Africa's parched Free State, the only player to win two rugby union World Cups watched New Zealand overcome the Springboks in last Saturday's Tri Nations Test in rainswept Wellington.

More specifically in the 19-8 defeat of his world champion teammates, Os du Randt watched South Africa's scrum go backwards against the All Blacks'.

The bald, 125-kilogram loose-head has gone, but in rugby union circles he'll never be forgotten. He has written two chapters in the game's history book.

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[.X.]

Im sorry but as much as I like Os du Randt as a player. He is not the only person to play and win in 2 Rugby World Cups - what about John Eales? Tim Horan? Jason Little? and a couple of others whose name escapes me.

[KenyaQuin]

You're on to something there Ex..found this on Wikipedia:

Only six players have won the World Cup twice: John Eales, Dan Crowley, Phil Kearns, Jason Little, Tim Horan (all for Australia in 1991 and 1999) and Os du Randt (for South Africa in 1995 and 2007).

Will try and verify.

[KenyaQuin]

Perhaps he meant to say or should have said, the only South African player to have won two World Cups.

[BLR]

It's written by SMH, since when do they worry about facts?