Join us for an exclusive interview with Springbok Rugby legend Andre Pretorius. From the dark days of the 2002 humiliation against England to his injury problems, Andre bounced back to etch his name forever in Springbok rugby history by kicking the winning penalty against the All Blacks in 2006. Andre was part of the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning squad and shares behind the scenes stories from that memorable tournament.
He also shares some funny moments and his opinion on coaches Rudolf Straeuli and Jake White. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of rugby’s greatest stars and learn more about this incredible career on and off the field.
00:00 Introduction by Peter
00:39 Debut against Wales
01:26 2002 Tri-Nations
02:35 Piet Van Zyl
03:33 Beating the Wallabies in 2002
04:30 2002 End of year tour
05:05 Losing 53-3 to England
06:26 2003 injuries
06:49 Kamp Staaldraad
07:18 Rudolf Straeuli as a coach
08:12 Becoming a hero against the All Blacks
09:39 2007 Rugby World Cup
13:34 Jake White as a coach
14:28 Sand versus kicking tee
15:20 Toughest opponent
16:11 Funny moment
17:03 These days
17:28 Speaking Japanese
17:48 Trivia Question
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13 Comments
Adriaan Strauss – 11 June 2016
Andre Pretorius was a great player and I remember very well that he used sand as his prefered option to kick at goal – that was very original ! Thank you Peter once again for this interview !
I think Toeties first captain was Adriaan Strauss? Not totally sure!
Thank you for another awesome interview..Andre was another player that was held back severely by reoccurring injuries..Glad to see he is still involved in the game and doing well…
Captain – Jean De Villiers
Andre was a very exciting player to watch. A natural running flyhalf. I can still remember Corne knocking him out in what we could call "Friendly Fire"…lol.
I wonder if Piet Van Zyl would be up for an interview…after all he was responsible for one of the most infamous moments in rugby 😂.
Was in Rustenburg on the day Andre slotted the points to beat the All Black's.
Adriaan Straus
You have many talents as an interviewer, two of which were prominent again in this video. The first is your intuitive sense of asking the right question at the right time. And unlike so many other interviewers, I have yet to hear you ask a bone-headed question, or a question asked simply for the sake of asking a question, or one where the answer is so obvious, even a corpse would glare at you in bored irritation. Thanks very much for another fine video!
Corne Krige knocked Andre's lights out in that terrible 02 loss to England, and after the match Rudolf Straeuli questioned the media if they thought the Bokke concussed themselves.. haha, still chuckle at that after so many yrs past, well done again Peter.
I always felt bad this this guy had what I thought could have been a great career robbed through injury.
Thinking back on it, I may be wrong, but he just seemed like he wanted to take up the ball, and not kick the casing off it, as his first course of action. I know that the gameplan also figures into it, but it would have been interesting to see where things went if he was not plagued by injuries.
Was it Eben Etzebeth?
Great interview Peter. I really love the rapport you manage to build with your interviewees.
Didn’t have much of an opinion of Andre to be honest but he seems to be a great guy. It’s great to hear that he is still involved in the game.
Looking forward to next week’s interview. I still clear as day remember the house erupting with the final drop kick of the RWC 95. Still gives me a lump in my throat whenever happen across it on TV or YT.
I hope the Sunday schedule is working for you. I would love to see your channel grow.