Former Springbok Butch James joins East Coast Drive
This year, the Currie Cup competition celebrates it’s 125
year birthday – an amazing feat for the country’s oldest and most
prestigious domestic rugby tournament.
A number of South Africa’s most famous rugby players careers have been made in the Currie Cup – and that also goes for Sharks and Springbok legend Butch James.
He is one of the most decorated South African rugby players – having won the World Cup back in 2007 as well as the Currie Cup in 2011.
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The former Springbok chatted to East Coast Drive about his love affair with rugby which started when he watched the Sharks lift the Currie Cup trophy as a young boy back in 1991.
He also revealed what he drank out of the trophy after the Lions beat the Sharks in the 2011 final.
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And while in the studio, he also played the East Coast Drive Traffic Quiz and you will never guess who won!
Take a listen to the interview in the podcast then watch the video below.