But less than two years later, he was a helpless witness to abject misery when Australia triumphed 5-0.
Wales have beaten the Springboks just once in their history, and have never triumphed on South African soil.
The first match at Ibrox finished 3-3 before United triumphed 1-0 in the rematch at Tannadice.
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Ellison has triumphed over bigger foes, and he supposedly wants the cup in his backyard.
Woods, multiracial but identifiably black, triumphed in a sport dominated by upper-class white men.
The No. 6 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, from France, triumphed 7-6 6-2 over Russia's Nikolay Davydenko.
In the face of such obstacles, you triumphed, and I thank you very much.
However, Mr Chavez ultimately triumphed with 54% of the vote against Mr Capriles' 44%.
He continued that good form in the 2002 Derby where he triumphed for a second time.
But early in May, Britain's Got Talent triumphed in the ratings for two consecutive weeks.
Ghana triumphed 4-2 to make it to the Nations Cup for the fourth consecutive time.
Maurice Irvine, a fourth-generation baker from Beith, triumphed over an entry which included eight past champions.
His advice to Sven-Goran Eriksson was to keep the same team which had triumphed on Friday.
Surprisingly, perhaps, no-one mentioned either event - perhaps the spirit of St David triumphed after all.
Brownback triumphed and is now putting Kansas on the path to eliminating this exaction altogether.
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In last November's election, when Republicans triumphed elsewhere, all statewide offices in California went to Democrats.
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Among Jews in modern Europe, the Talmudic style triumphed and the kabbalah, in the end, vanished.
But last night, Silver triumphed: every one of his state-level presidential predictions proved true.
Campaigners say it is a truly historic day for the species, in which science triumphed over politics.
Pakistan also triumphed over Australia at Headingley in July to draw level in a two-match series.
Ireland needed to win by six points to reach the semi-final qualifier but triumphed 34-16 to advance.
Ironically, even while cryptanalysts triumphed over code writers, in the 19th century cryptography reached its romantic apogee.
Lisburn's Darran Lindsay was the 250cc winner and New Zealander Bruce Anstey triumphed in the Superstock event.
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England triumphed 3-1 in the Test series, 2-0 in the Twenty20s and 3-2 in the one-day matches.
Seven years later, Troon witnessed another nail-biting finale when Calcavecchia triumphed in the Open's first four-hole play-off.
In the best British male category, he triumphed over Plan B, Olly Murs, Calvin Harris and Richard Hawley.
The two of them shared the optimism of a nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism.
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And together, they shared the optimism of a nation that triumphed over the Great Depression and over fascism.
The second seed triumphed 6-3 6-2 6-4 in just one hour and 55 minutes to reach the semi-finals.
But the thousands of today's Germans heading for Wembley Saturday will prove that Planck failed and British sport triumphed.
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