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5 Days of War is a 2011 war film directed by Renny Harlin. [3] The story is about the Russo-Georgian War [4] over the Russian-backed breakaway autonomous republic of South Ossetia in Georgia, including the events leading up to the conflict. The film was released in Georgia as 5 Days of August, and in other countries as 5 Days of War and also ...
Springbok belief and physicality make for world beating mix. 12:21, Reuters. A record fourth Rugby World Cup showed South Africa’s dogged determination, which saw the team dig deep at critical ...
The 1906 Springboks team. The first South African team to tour the British Isles and France occurred during 1906–07. The team played tests against all four Home Nations. England managed a draw, but Scotland was the only one of the Home unions to gain a victory. [12] The trip instilled a sense of national pride among South Africans.
Eastwood's film shows how sport can unify people, a straightforward and moving message that leaves audiences cheering. The sports, accurate portrayal and the solid storyline earn this movie a manliness rating of 3/5. However, the entertainment value, historical accuracy and strong message this movie delivers earn it an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
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Jan Hendrik Ellis (5 January 1942 – 8 February 2013) was a South African rugby union player who represented the Springboks in 38 tests, which at his retirement in 1976 was a record. [5] His 7 test tries equalled Ferdie Bergh 's record for forwards and were only surpassed in 1997 by Mark Andrews ' 12 tries. [ 10 ]
The 9th Company (Russian: 9 рота, romanized: 9 rota) is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War.The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the last large-scale Soviet military operation in Afghanistan.
The Fifth day of Peace, Italian title: Gott mit uns (written in German), is an Italo-Yugoslavian war film from 1970 about the 13 May 1945 German deserter execution in a Canadian-run POW camp in Amsterdam.