South Africa Win RWC2007

[hopep]

For what its worth I think the SA team played OK rugby throughout the comp.
The Poms never really had many options and the disallowed try was VERY line-ball decision. Any yarpie supporters out there - congratulate all the team on their return home - they may not have been the best team, they may not have been the most exciting to watch, I'm sure there is still room for improvement (from what I saw) BUT... they were the most consistent for the entire tournament.
Thats what is needed to win "Bill" - total consistency of purpose and deed.

Well done.

[almac]

did anybody notice after the game, jonny didnt even bother to shake hands with the SA president after recieving his medal. What a sore loser.!!! manners cost nothing, even in defeat.!! Well, have to say, it might have been "ugly rugby" but the better team won at the end. Now we just wait to see what excuses the whingeing poms come up with. Sucked in losers,, 4 years is a long time...
Some of you guys on here are starting to sound a bit bitter toward the boks win, are you just pissed that the wallabies didnt make it???

[JediKnight]

Some of you guys on here are starting to sound a bit bitter toward the boks win, are you just pissed that the wallabies didnt make it???

They shouldn't be.....they've had 2 weeks to get used to the idea!

[hopep]

Almac - your right. We're probably a bit peeved that we weren't up to the standard this time.
But - we need to remind all supporters of losing teams of the ONE drink rule:

You can cry in your beer, but only for ONE drink... after that its just watering it down for no reason.

[Shaun]

Never doubted them. They played their brand of rugby the whole tournament and then beat England at their own game in the final.

Full credit to the boys!

Boks-World Champions 07'

(Oh and South Africa is now the most succesful nation in RWC history)

[JediKnight]

(Oh and South Africa is now the most succesful nation in RWC history)

How do you work that one out? The Aussies have won 2 cups too. If you're going on actual number of RWC matches won then I think the Aussies would come out ahead as SA didn't play in 1987!

Also, the Aussies won both their tournaments AWAY from home so that must count for more than SA winning one at home & one away.

[.X.]

South Africa also didn't compete in the 1991 RWC either.

[Mtbeaver]

One of my best friends is English.

hahaha loser.

That was definitely a no try.

Foxtel IQ allowed me to watch it from every angle as many times as I wanted and at any speed I should wish

[shasta]

How do you work that one out? The Aussies have won 2 cups too.

Well I'll give them a slight margin because they have a player who, incredibly for a prop, has two gold medals 12 years apart and played every minute of the final. One of my fav non-Wallaby players. Maybe not too good a reason, but it'll do me.
Well done Boks and extremely well done Ox.

[Thequeerone]

It was great to be there - the english fans were on form and won the best dressed and most party animals contest - the Bokkies were more subdued and just looked quitely pleased think this may have had something to do with the nasty RAND Euro exchange rate.

Delighted for the Boks at least they showed the rest of the world how to beat this negative game invented by the English - hopefully others will learn from the experience to - this game and New Zealand Vs France where both the most instresting form a stragetic point of view - not pretty or the showcase the IRB wanted needed but something else indeed- Ref was correct to disallow the try his foot did touch the line there were at least 8 replays no english fan was in doubt on the night.

Final in Sth Africa was better still a huge night and great fun- Shame about the train strike and all those english fans walking around in just shirts at 2 am in the morning (it was 2 degrees by then) - 1 lot we met took 8 hours to get back to their campsite (15 km from the ground) they walked most of the way ! no cabs anywhere !

[chook]

Never doubted them. They played their brand of rugby the whole tournament and then beat England at their own game in the final.

Full credit to the boys!

Boks-World Champions 07'

(Oh and South Africa is now the most succesful nation in RWC history)

Champion fishing effort there Shaun. I applaud the effort!

[eleypinkbit]

Final in Sth Africa was better still a huge night and great fun- Shame about the train strike and all those english fans walking around in just shirts at 2 am in the morning (it was 2 degrees by then) - 1 lot we met took 8 hours to get back to their campsite (15 km from the ground) they walked most of the way ! no cabs anywhere !

8 hours to walk 15km? There must have been a few pubs stopped in at and pints consumed to take them that long!

[The InnFORCEr]

The Boks only won because they didn't have to face the Wallabies!

[Seldom]

The Boks only won because they didn't have to face the Wallabies!

You could also add the All Blacks!

[The InnFORCEr]

You could also add the All Blacks!

but I didn't