Greg Growden talks to several of the surviving members of the 1963 Wallabies side that won on the high veldt following last weekend's Bloemfontein thriller in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"The Wallabies yesterday celebrated last weekend's historic win on the South African highveld with members of the previous Australian team to achieve that feat.
"Many players from the 1963 Wallabies team that defeated the Springboks 11-9 in Johannesburg attended a function at the SFS yesterday where a bronze of Wallabies halfback Ken Catchpole, who played in the 1963 Test, was unveiled.
As the past Wallabies admired the statue, on the walkway to the SFS main entrance near sculptures of Trevor Allan, Reg Gasnier and Dally Messenger, they congratulated today's Wallabies, who also attended the function. It was a special moment, as the 1963 players had been waiting too long for a team to emulate their triumph, which followed their 9-5 win in Cape Town."
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