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THAT try will always remind us of Slem

High quality: Mike Slemen in action for the 1980 Lions

AS a yeoman Englishman and very fine player indeed Mike Slemen, who passed away earlier this week, will be remembered for many things but I suspect his try for the Lions in Potchefstroom 40 years ago to secure a late 22-19 win against a strong South Africa Invitation XV is the ‘moment’ that will be spoken of for decades to come. Or at least it should be.
It was a team try par excellence, 32 passes in 96 seconds of staccato but mesmeric action that started quietly and finished with a deafening crescendo as South Africa sup...

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