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South African rugby international, a former Springbok fly-half and captain during the 1980s, who scored 312 points in international rugby.

We were watching an international soccer match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, when after the game I went off and got a bunch of my friends a round of drinks.

As I returned with a tray full of beers, my mobile phone rang, It was my wife, Karen. She wanted to know when I was coming home, so I naturally replied that I was already on my way and wouldn’t be long.

I then sat down with my mates and carried on chatting about the football.

My mate Dave looked rather surprised, and he asked, ‘Didn’t I just hear you tell Karen you are on your way?’

‘Yah,’ I said, ‘but I’m the type of bloke who, if he is going to get into trouble, likes to do it in instalments.’