In every article, they talk about Wilkinson, then report the ‘non-news’ that “Oh, by the way, Cipriani wasn’t selected”. Then there’s the required photo of Cipriani giving Wilkinson some ‘advice’ during the 2008 Six Nations (above), as if Wilkinson is somehow pissed that he has to listen to Cipriani. Can we drop the bullshit here folks.
What really burns my balls is when rugby players and fans start to look a lot more like the hooligans of football (a.k.a. soccer).
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The more I read about rugby in South Africa, the more I feel like I’m reading some trashy diva piece in the Enquirer or some other bottom-feeding, pop-culture rag. What’s got my knickers in a knot this time? If you have not heard, there is currently a row over the use of the Springbok, an antelope indigenous to South Africa, on the national team jersey.
Yes, that’s right. The most serious issue in South African rugby is apparently what mascot to use on the damn shirts. Oh … my … God!
‘It’s how you win, not how you play the game’. That seems to be the consensus among international media who have collectively dubbed the All Blacks ‘world class chokers’ following the exit of New Zealand, the pre-championship favorites, from the 2007 Rugby World Cup at the hands of France.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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