Slapie not a happy chappy
16th Nov 2006, 11:01 GMT
Former Springbok centre Sid 'Slapie' de Melker is not primarily remembered for rugby throughout South Africa. De Melker is synonymous with two things in the Republic – murder and poisoning.
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