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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Springboks v. England
The Springboks play defending world champs England in the finals of the Rugby World Cup this coming weekend. Here is a little bit of coverage from the South Africa blog, complete with a fearless prediction.
2 comments:
Anonymous
said...
I would not be so presumptuous as to predict either the result or the score. Typically finals of this nature revert to a 50/50 chance of victory. Having said that I have watched English sports teams snatch defeat from the jaws of victory so often that I am alays prepared for the worst. If England should win, it is entirely possible that I will remind you of the fact for the next four years.
Being a sports fan means having to deal with mockery. I don't buy that most sporting events are a 50-50 proposition, as rarely are teams equally matched.
I simply do not think England can play with South Africa for 80 minutes, but I guess we'll see in just a few hours.
2 comments:
I would not be so presumptuous as to predict either the result or the score. Typically finals of this nature revert to a 50/50 chance of victory. Having said that I have watched English sports teams snatch defeat from the jaws of victory so often that I am alays prepared for the worst. If England should win, it is entirely possible that I will remind you of the fact for the next four years.
Being a sports fan means having to deal with mockery. I don't buy that most sporting events are a 50-50 proposition, as rarely are teams equally matched.
I simply do not think England can play with South Africa for 80 minutes, but I guess we'll see in just a few hours.
Cheers --
dcat
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