Joost in Freedom Cup shocker
04/09/2006 09:21 - (SA)
Garrin Lambley
Rustenburg - SuperSport commentator Joost van der Westhuizen got so carried away with the Springbok victory in Rustenburg that he incorrectly presented captain John Smit with the Freedom Cup in front of millions of television viewers worldwide.
The Freedom Cup is contested on a biennial basis between South Africa and New Zealand on a best-of-three format - much like the Bledisloe Cup in fought over between New Zealand and Australia.
The All Blacks had already secured the Freedon Cup by beating the Boks 35-17 in Wellington and 45-26 in Pretoria, making the Rustenburg Test a 'dead' rubber, yet Van der Westhuizen unbelievably still presented the trophy to Smit.
Perhaps even more astounding was the fact that Smit accepted it!
