Scott Gibbs provided the seminal image of the last Lions tour of South Africa more than a decade ago. He talks to Simon Roberts in the Wales on Sunday.
"The Welshman’s legendary charge at Os du Randt, the Springboks prop and inspirational totem in the second Test has become the stuff of legend, going down in rugby folklore, let alone Lions folklore.
"Gibbs, just back in union from a hugely successful stint in rugby league, almost single-handedly ended the ‘Boks’ hopes of a Test series victory there and then with that shuddering hit in Durban. The hosts – not to mention Du Randt, a symbol of South Africa’s macho culture – never recovered from Gibbs’ wrecking ball performance and the Lions recorded a 2-1 Test series victory."
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