NICK CAIN sits down with former Springboks captain Gary Teichmann – a hero in South Africa and Newport…

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Record-holders: Gary Teichmann led Boks to a record 17-game winning run

GARY Teichmann is a South African icon who is revered in both hemispheres. Teichmann is inscribed in the annals of Springbok rugby as the captain who led them on a then world record-equalling 17 Test-winning run in 1997-98 – but the Natal Sharks No.8’s legacy reaches further than that, all the way to the shores of South Wales.
In Newport...