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221: from Springbok history to bottle of wine

TimesLIVE · 23 August 2026 at 00:00

221: from Springbok history to bottle of wine

Almost a century after 19-year-old Albertus 'Oupa Alvi' van der Merwe scored the first try against the All Blacks on African soil, his grandson is keeping the family’s rugby legacy alive — one bottle at a time

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