Former South African rugby star Lukas van Biljon was stabbed repeatedly in the chest and his father shot three times and left for dead when six men attacked their farm at midnight.
Springbok hooker Van Biljon, 47, was warned if he fought back his children, who were tied up, would be killed as the gang ransacked the farm at Oranjeville, Free State Province. The controversial player - who was dropped from the Boks after 13 caps in 2003 after yet another nightclub brawl – was stabbed several times as a "strong warning to behave”.
Dad Andre, 70, had tried to make a desperate call to fellow farmers for help on a radio but was spotted and was shot three times in the chest and hand and is critical in hospital.
