Rugby: Why André Markgraaff dropped Francois Pienaar from the Springboks!

In the latest of our series in conjunction with Front Row Rugby, Peter Stemmet chats to former Springbok centre and World Cup winner Japie Mulder. They discuss his debut, winning the World Cup and why he thinks André Markgraaff dropped World Cup hero and captain Francois Pienaar. They also talk about the contrasting styles of Ian McIntosh, Kitch Christie and André Markgraaff.
Watch this fascinating interview with a legend of the game!
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00:00 Welcome to Front Row Rugby!
00:14 This week’s trivia question
00:38 Tell us about your debut against the All Blacks
01:36 Is it fair to have to make your debut against the All Blacks?
02:05 What were the differences between Ian Mac and Kitch Christie?
03:47 How did you feel before the game in Australia in the World Cup?
04:43 Do you agree the Boks were nervous before Pieter Hendriks’ try?
05:20 Talk to us about the conditions in the semi-final against France
06:42 Did you worry about Jonah Lomu ahead of the final?
08:00 Would you agree the Springboks were in control of the final?
09:17 You scored a memorable try against the All Blacks
09:59 Why couldn’t the Springboks beat the All Blacks in 1996?
11:04 The Springboks seemed much happier on the end-of-year tour?
12:33 How did you feel about Markgraaff dropping Francois Pienaar?
14:18 What kind of coach was André Markgraaff?
15:07 Why did you only play again in 1999?
17:00 Did injury cause you to miss the 1999 World Cup?
17:26 What can you tell us about amateur vs professional rugby?
19:12 Who was your toughest opponent?
20:05 What are you up to these days?
20:36 Let’s look at the trivia question again
21:11 Thank you for chatting to us!
Rugby: Why I think Markgraaff dropped Francois Pienaar: and how I felt about it! @frontrowrugby
Rugby: Why André Markgraaff dropped Francois Pienaar from the Springboks! @frontrowrugby

[@thomasluke980]

Can't believe that you didn't ask Japie about his tackle on Lomu in the 95 WC Final.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Japie Mulder one of the best centers to play for SA. Such a strong player. Francois Pienaar should have played another 50 tests for SA. He didn’t even pick him for the squad !!!

[@Sail-away]

Italy was his first test

[@juanpiek5289]

Ask the blokes if they ever did military service and if they played for their unit/military club. You will find quite a lot of interesting facts/stories.

[@megafoonsport]

Will do as far as possible, thank you

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

And high school

[@BlueBullsFan]

my opinion is that NO TEAM can play a final like the All Blacks did in 1995 and not seem sick. Now looked like they were nauseous, going to throw up or anything like that. You literally have to be superhuman to be able to play a rugby world cup final while having food poisoning. It's total nonsense.

[@fomofud9479]

Markgraaf was a disaster for the Boks

[@wernervdmerwe7302]

For shure

[@craigmorgan4676]

He was a clown of the HIGHEST order!🙈👁😬😬👎👎👎🤡🤡🤡🤡🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@gregchristos8954]

@@wernervdmerwe7302 Agree 100%. We lost our aura with Markgraaf. He dropped Pienaar to show he was the boss man like he did at his tiny Griquas province. No other reason. Dumbest move ever to make him Bok coach.