South Africa is famed for producing goal-kickers with a big leg and ice in their veins. Two Springboks go head to head in the first round of this series to determine the Sharpshooter!
The Springboks were still looking for their first win when they took on the Wallabies at Ellis Park in a clash that decided whether Australia or New Zealand clinched the 2002 Tri-Nations.
The Boks went into the Test without first-choice flyhalf Andre Pretorius, who was forced to withdraw on the eve of the match due to injury.
With South Africa down to 14 men, trailing 31-26 and the hooter having sounded, fullback Werner Greeff ran a superb line to cut through the Wallaby defence and score a try that levelled the scores.
Greeff then sent the crowd into a frenzy with a successful conversion that not only prevented a whitewash but ensured the All Blacks claimed the title.
In 2009, during a tightly contested clash between the Boks and All Blacks in Hamilton, SA clinched the Tri-Nations crown with a hard-fought 32-29 victory at Waikato Stadium.
Tries from Fourie du Preez and Jean de Villiers and the combined kicking exploits of Morne Steyn and Frans Steyn proved enough to carry the visitors to only their third southern-hemisphere crown and first since 2004.
The then 22-year-old Frans Steyn set the tone when he punished the All Blacks’ indiscipline with a booming penalty from 60 metres, and he later gave South Africa the lead with an equally impressive effort from just inside his own half.
Which kick was the most impressive?
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