SPRINGBOKS VS WALLABIES, 22.08.1998, ELLIS PARK

Big game this one, very good South African side, not a bad Wallaby side, up at Ellis Park in front of a very intimidating (for an Aussie) crowd.

[@richardgrant418]

Australian Rugby should have these historic great games on their website Thank you again - for acting as a great sub!!

[@dishevellednomad]

No problems, gives me something to do, originally recorded on VHS, then I transferred them to DVD as MPG or DVD format files, now running them to digital and MP4 and converting to 16x9, but now I find there is some AI that will tidy them up even further and upscale them to 4K so not sure whether to go back and start again or carry on. Some of this AI will even lift corrupt files off devices which would be good, I had some disappointment when I got to the game with the Mortlock kick and found the first disc to be corrupted, yet the files still seem to be there, so looking at what to do there.

[@richardgrant418]

I’m guessing you’re an Aussie(?) What channel were all these 1990s games broadcast on?

[@dishevellednomad]

Yes Aussie here, ABC had it way back when, 87 World Cup then I think it swapped between 7 and 10 for over a period, and then free to air dropped it of course and it went to FOX, I think 2011 World Cup was on Channel 9, coverage not so good.

[@richardgrant418]

@@dishevellednomad I recall the ABC had a couple of commentators I thought were really good. Though I can’t remember their names

[@dishevellednomad]

Gordon Bray did some on the ABC, Norman May perhaps too from memory, Peter Wilkins did the 1987 World Cup. Some interesting co commentators though, one that comes to mind Trevor Allen.

[@justinsykes6203]

Pity the SA anthem is muted, although not surprised

[@dishevellednomad]

I am not sure how the copyright stuff works, sometimes the anthems come up with copyright issues after upload and I mute them out, sometimes they do not. Apologies for this. Other muted stuff will be due to background music etc, be interesting to try the new remove the music but not the speaking function when it is available to all.