Shock and awe as 747 swoops on Ellis Park

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of Rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Iconic Rugby Pictures:
PART 2 747 fly-past before the RWC1995 Final June 25, 1995

What’s going on here?
It’s 2.34pm on the afternoon of June 25, 1995 and Captain Laurie Kay and a skeleton crew is flying a South African Airways 747 over Ellis Park just minutes before South Africa and New Zealand run out for the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final. Just 90 seconds before – at precisely 2.32 and 45 seconds and approaching the ground from the south – t...

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