"Kruger, Venter Teichmann are all going to get it"

Your Monday Motivation coming via Keith Wood, Martin Johnson and the class of '97.

[@poolwarrior3881]

What a group of leaders there, immense!

[@Allyphant2909]

So glad to see this put up as that little interlude from Johnson is perhaps my favourite part of the entire documentary. Yes, Johnno, indeed they will. All of them.

[@dannywestern831]

Big Lawrence “COME ON LETS SQUEEZE!!!”

[@lewisjones392]

Haha

[@nickybutt9733]

Jerry Guscott looking gorgeous as ever, but god didn't he know it

[@knigweenis7092]

The beat bit is Neil Jenkins out of sight retching

[@AlanHandsome_]

Is that Richard Hill, Dallaglio and Rodper? Jeez that’s a back row. Someone’s going to get utterly smashed.

[@herb2078]

Martin Johnson calling out names that are going to get it whilst Dallagio is pulling that face and shouting! That’s going to get any man ready for a battle

[@Jimlad0116]

Dallaglio has defo treated himself just before that ❄️

[@martyjago8636]

I was 13 at the time brings back chills , epic tour and unbelievable what the Lions done against the world champions .

[@johnblack9298]

Best sports documentary I've ever seen

[@brixblanco4693]

"enjoy the knocks" 😤😤

[@pauliepatterson]

A team full of leaders

[@davidhaspell6417]

Effing great Lions team in97, so many leaders

[@darthmaul408]

Spine tingling.

[@ianhawdon3680]

I would follow johnson &woody over the top

[@wobblertv8083]

Tom Smith immense in the tests.

[@janhbhugo5085]

Intense

[@user-cn3zq2zu2o]

What I find astonishing about this is that it is exactly how village teams prepare to go out against their local rivals, I'm surprised they don't finish with running on the spot counting to ten... I would have thought at Lions level it would at least be a bit more tactical/analytical. I don't mean this in a derogatory way, I love the fact that they are like 'normal' rugby players, although I never quite got into the "psyching-up just before a game" stuff... I remember one game when we were in the changing room beforehand and our second row was shouting at our captain "Motivate me!!!" ... Hang on, you've had since the team was announced, probably 2-3 days beforehand, to prepare for the game. You're obviously physically fit and good enough at rugby to get picked, you know it probably entails getting the crap knocked out of you... what do you want me to tell you that will prepare you better for the next 80 minutes? And anyway, it's the last 20 minutes of a match you need to get psyched up for.

[@herb2078]

They are elite level rugby players with the very best coaching. They have drilled and drilled and drilled everything a million times before this moment and spoke tactics until falling asleep. There’s no need to go over it all last minute before taking the pitch they all know exactly what is needed and what the strategy is. This is before taking battle and getting ready. If you’ve been at any level of the sport beyond village teams that’s pretty common.

[@sparkyhughes131]

Remember this was the 1997 tour . Sports psychology wasn't what it is now back then. The likes of Keith Wood and Johnno are natural leaders not taught how to lead which is the case with many modern players.

[@markbrown-sb2zm]

good luck if you wanted to try subdue any of those bok back row,definately not a good idea.

[@AurensDragons]

Did they win this game ???

[@francoreinke8981]

Anyone know what the score was after this game?

[@jblaauw]

18 - 15 for the Lions, gave them the series. Ironically Boks scored 3 tries and the Lions none.

[@andrewkitchenuk]

@@jblaauw Hardly the Lions fault if SA conceded penalties to stop tries being scored.

[@jblaauw]

@@andrewkitchenuk Exactly. Lions deserved that win, I just said it was ironic.

[@MKRM27]

@@jblaauw How is that at all ironic?!

[@mrarednu9034]

@@MKRM27 Because SA have won a lot of their important games including two WC finals without scoring a try but out scoring their opponents by kicking all their points.

[@MR-ql7rk]

I hope they won the game after that performance 😀

[@user-hu7rn4ym8j]

They lost 45 - 3……… Johnson tried to punch Teichman ,slipped and was concussed for the rest of the game. I think he was given a red card after the game once he had woken up.

[@bonechip01]

@@user-hu7rn4ym8j Lions won...

[@davidkinley3161]

Hear hear

[@maxwellfan55]

What the current England team are sorely lacking.

[@user-hu7rn4ym8j]

Yes when Owen calls out the names he wants to fuck up…they are Ford and Smith and …😂😂😂😂

[@Garrett1240]

@@user-hu7rn4ym8j looool

[@fatman4346]

Yes we knock crap out of each other in sports but we are all in the British army 💪the ultimate togetherness

[@warriorb6733]

Going into battle with them men by god…..

[@garywagner2466]

This is the best reason for keeping cameras and microphones out of the team room. It should be a private space where sportsmen can say whatever embarrassing thing they want and it never comes to light.

[@MKRM27]

I don’t see the reason you’re suggesting

[@user-hu7rn4ym8j]

After the cameras stopped rolling….they all started blowing raspberries at a photograph of the springbok team……and they all had to moon the wall…. This was shown in a South African fly on the wall documentary a year later………embarrassing behaviour by these noys@@MKRM27

[@iainhirons9909]

Is that Johnson’s baby powder under Lawrence’s nose?

[@TP1988]

Richard Hill completely expressionless as always, then jogs out and murders people for 80 🤜

[@darrenclarke3677]

Brilliant British togetherness 🇬🇧.....you'd think they were going into medieval battle!

[@annamhaid4047]

British and Irish

[@SC-gm4fw]

You left out the 🇮🇪 of that statement, but we won’t hold it against you!

[@darrenclarke3677]

@@SC-gm4fw was thinking the northern Irish if Britain 😉😊

[@MKRM27]

@@darrenclarke3677 Northern Ireland is not British. It’s part of the U.K., but not GB. If you said “British Isles” you’d have been geographically correct

[@darrenclarke3677]

@@MKRM27 Thanks but I was just jesting, not being factual

[@clinthay5222]

Lol

[@CG-or1re]

whilst i love all the players here, and immensely admire the passion and commitment, i dont think this is the way to rouse yourself for a game. richie mccaw's all blakcs always focused on calmness to execute under pressure and trust that you could do this. that you would give 100% commitment in a black jersey wasn't in doubt. still, 1997 lions makes for awesome footage

[@Robinhickey2nd]

Mccaw spent his whole all back career as a professional. Most of these guys came from the amateur era, and were also underdogs in this series.

[@user-hu7rn4ym8j]

Dallaglio just doing a line of the ……wit stuff………

[@memezilla4370]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the comments on here. It takes 4 full international nations to get one team to just beat the Boks. They should be winning every match imo

[@user-cn3zq2zu2o]

Konichiwa

[@charliejones7830]

still 23 players, 2-3 weeks to bond, give it a break

[@joesoap9385]

Somebody should remind them it is just a ball game

[@chrisbaxter3597]

So more or less important than what ?

[@lewissypher2595]

I’m a saffa. But i Speak on behalf of Saffas and Brits in saying STFU “Joe” and go back to your knitting , soccer or eating your Tofu burger. When you know you know

[@joesoap9385]

@@lewissypher2595 Louise Spyker you actually see yourself as the spokesman for all Saffas and Brits Hahaha. Delusional you are friend. I am ex paratrooper (1977) and boxing,motorcycling and solo sailing is more my thing than throwing or kicking a ball around. You know shit Louise :-)

[@glenrayner1138]

@@joesoap9385 chill out Karen. Take yourself away from the internet and go sail on your pedalo 👍🏽

[@thefinalseries]

@@joesoap9385 Can guarantee you’re not an ex para 😂 Paras, and anyone military minded would have loved shit like this. You sir are a boomer and nothing more.

[@huwd2292]

God what a load of gibberish.

[@MrBrynmair]

That was the most cringe minute and a half of my life.

[@chrisbaxter3597]

Why were you there hiding in the toilet ?

[@MrBrynmair]

@@chrisbaxter3597 yes

[@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit]

I think to give it context watch the match

[@MrBrynmair]

@@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit I did and I still don’t think it was the Alamo.

[@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit]

@@MrBrynmair ok. I have played rugby against South African opposition, at a much lower level obviously, but yeah, if you weren't up for a scrap forget it, you're getting smashed. I can only imagine the physical intensity at the highest level but I believe that the mind-set demonstrated in the video is required for any sort of success.

[@lotjames3765]

15 BRITISH homosexual rah-rahs trotting out

[@chrisbaxter3597]

British and Irish homosexual rah - rahs actually - bet you wouldn’t have said that to their faces though- and if they were gay rah rahs doesn’t say much for the opposition does it ?

[@lotjames3765]

@@chrisbaxter3597 the opposition are gay rah-rahs as well.

[@tomeggleston367]

Cheer up James 🍻

[@ArchieFatcackie]

Who beat the Boks

[@gordonroy7860]

Go tell them that to their faces..... No..... Thought not.