Four of Steyn’s most memorable Bok Tests

MORNE Steyn hung up his Springbok boots this week following an excellent career, in which he scored 742 points in 68 Tests.

We took a look at four of his most memorable displays for his country …

27 June 2009: Springboks 28-25 British & Irish Lions

After Ruan Pienaar missed a number of goal-kicks, Steyn was belatedly introduced around the hour mark with the score at 19-8 to the Lions.

The Boks were dead and buried, but Bryan Habana started the comeback with a try that was converted by Steyn, who slotted a penalty soon after that as well to suddenly make the score 19-18 with 13 minutes to go.

Lions flyhalf Stephen Jones replied with a three-pointer of his own, though, and at 22-18, the visitors appeared to have done enough to level the series at 1-1.

But enter Jaque Fourie, who barged his way over in the righthand corner, which Steyn duly converted to put the Boks 25-22 in front with five minutes to go.

The Lions weren't done yet, and when Jones slotted another penalty.

But Ronan O'Gara did the unthinkable, taking out Fourie du Preez in the air … Steyn stepped up and banged over the 55-metre-plus kick to break the Lions' hearts!

1 August 2009: Springboks 31-19 All Blacks

The Bulls pivot scored all 31 points in the match.

Steyn kicked five penalties in the first half, and slotted three more in the second. He also got a try just before halftime, stepping inside the backline defence off a scrum, and knocked over the conversion as well.

20 August 2011: Springboks 18-5 All Blacks

The Bok flyhalf delivered a superb performance, kicking four penalties and a drop-goal in the first half, and one more penalty in the second.

7 August 2021: Springboks 19-17 British & Irish Lions

Steyn came on at flyhalf with just 15 minutes to go in the second half and slotted a penalty almost immediately to make it 16-13 to the Boks. Finn Russell booted a penalty over himself to draw the Lions level, but right before the hooter, the Boks won a penalty about 35 metres out, and Steyn showed tremendous composure to clinch a Lions series victory for the second time.