Stirling Mortlock: 'It's my time Ealsy...'Only a short trip down memory lane, but what a ride. Seconds to go in Durban back in 2000, and the national lottery finger pointed its fateful finger onto Paul Honiss' cool head - "It's you."
Next minute, the whistle's blown and Australia have a penalty to win their first TriNations trophy. Step up Stirling Mortlock and the rest is history. Mortlock kicked 14 points in addition to Chris Latham's solitary try while Braam van Straaten must've been thinking 'Man of the Match, save Nick Mallett's bottom and free beer all night.' Not to be but definitely in our top two TriNations moments of all-time.
Elsewhere, in 1859, petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania (and the original well is still the only station... well maybe?). In 1910 the Yellow Cab is founded giving Hollywood directors even more of an excuse to waste a scene or two. And finally in 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and causing over $115 billion in damage.
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Suk San Wan Keut as they say in Thailand to Springbok bruiser CJ Van der Linde (28), Sale Shark Luke McAllister (25) French legend Serge Blanco (50) and Welsh scrummie Dwayne Peel (27).