Cape Town - Once a spring in the step ... always a spring in the step. Schalk Brits may be well into his 39th year but his natural exuberance, mobility and wide range of rugby skills have stayed undimmed to the very last. An impressive crowd of some 62 000 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium witnessed the hosts repel the tradition-steeped, much loved cosmopolitan outfit 43-33 in a fittingly up-tempo match. Things even got interesting with some 12 minutes to go, the Baa-Baas having clawed back to 40-33, Brits stepping and linking like a young buck in several of the moves that led to their salvo of dot-downs. Empangeni-born Brits will live long in rugby-watchers' memories, as much for his infectious smile as his rare, bamboozling footwork for a tight forward.

Source: News 24 November 30, 2019 18:11 UTC