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"I had my head down between my legs when he kicked that last penalty goal, to be honest – I just could not watch,” he admitted. "It was just happy for him that he succeeded – it is amazing that he did the same thing 12 years ago."[caption id="attachment_233987" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]
Morne Steyn kicks the late match-winning penalty. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)[/caption]
To return to the fold after such a long period away, and to land two late penalties, was, as Nienaber said, the stuff of dreams.
Former Springboks teammate Schalk Brits was up in the stands, at Cape Town Stadium, and told Channel 4 what Steyn bellowed as he ran off the pitch and into the tunnel.
"When Morné ran through the tunnel, he screamed to us, 'I'm back baby!' "Seeing him afterwards, he said, 'I can't believe it. It's like a fairytale. It's a dream come true'.""To get that final kick again," Steyn told Sky Sports, "almost in the same position just closer for the old legs, luckily it went over and its a great day for South African rugby." As for the Lions, head coach Warren Gatland reflected on coming down the wrong side of a razor-thin margin.
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