A Foul-Mouthed Parrot and The British Lions 1974 Tour of South Africa.

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating and often brutal story of the 1974 British Lions tour of South Africa. Buckle up for tales of:

• A swearing parrot named Piet who heckled the Lions at their hotel breakfast. (Listen for this amusing anecdote at the beginning of the episode)
• The "Boks" (South African national team) being outmuscled in the scrums by the well-drilled Lions.
• Lions coach Willie John McBride's leadership and his strategy of instilling a "violent insistence on scrummaging."
• The infamous "99" call - a tactic employed by the Lions to deal with "opposition thuggery." (We'll discuss the ethics of this controversial strategy later in the episode)
• The Test series that wasn't televised in the home nation due to South Africa only getting TV two years later.
• The changing fortunes of the Springboks as they went from confident to utterly defeated. This was the lowest point in the history of the Springboks.

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