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Lions Tour Ends Honourably

By on July 6, 2009 in Football, Respectful Crowds, Rugby, South Africa, sportsmanship

I was personally thrilled to see the Lions win the third and final test match with the Springboks. And mathematically ……….. score more points than the Springboks over the three test matches – sorry Springbok fans – I can’t resist the stats. Fantastic series and congrats to the Springboks on winning it overall. In fact, [...]

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South African Sportsmanship

By on July 1, 2009 in Ireland, Respectful Crowds, Rugby, South Africa, sportsmanship

I’m in Joburg wondering how the Lions will do on Saturday in the third and final test.                            I caught the Emerging Springboks game in Capetown and witnessed one of the finest conversions ever kicked in the dying moments to give the youngish Springboks a draw. Then I witnessed another killer kick in the Second Test [...]

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