I was lucky enough to be at Twickenham for his send off and his team did not disappoint.
Right from the off Justin Marshall and Matt Giteau pulled the strings and although South Africa enjoyed sustained periods of pressure the Baa Baas took the lead through Giteau with a straight forward penalty.
He extended their lead soon after with a magical length of the field team try.
After a couple of missed chances from the Barbarians the Springboks finally crossed the whitewash, as Schalk Burger's late replacement Pieterse leaped over the line.
Rocky
That was all the World Champions would get out of the game with Martyn Williams and Rocky Elsom scoring suitably exciting tries either side of half-time to leave the final score 22-5.
In the second half the rain started to lash down and the quality suffered as a result, although the enterprise and adventure never lacked.
And it didn't dampen the atmosphere in the stadium either as Jason Robinson received a rapturous standing ovation.
Following a peerless career in both codes of rugby Robinson produced a vintage performance and helped set up the second try with a trademark jinking run from the loose.
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