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End of Boer v Black rivalry |
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Written by Scorz
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Friday, 13 July 2007 |
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The true measure of just how much has been lost due to the watering down of the 3N can be seen in the loss of camaraderie and banter on this website right now. What a fucking tragedy for the game of rugby that tomorrow the New Zealand All Blacks will line up against South Africa's Springboks possibly for the last time as political wrangling and posturing robs us of yet another tradition.
But that is not the end of the sorrow, oh no, merely part of the shovelful of shit served up to the fans courtesy of the Rugby World Cup's demands on players.
Because the real shame here, the absolute ballcutter, the razorblade to the eye of the true All Back or Bokke rugby fans, is that if indeed it is the last time we see the Springbok's before they become something else and government controlled, is that the team that runs on in green is not the real Springboks even now - these are players who it is accepted have virtually no chance of winning this match.
We know the reasons for resting the players. The RWC is very important to NZer's and SAn's. And again the statistics may lie and tell us years from now that the SA rugby team played the New Zealand Rugby team in Christchurch, New Zealand, on the 14th July 2007. The game will consist of 44 players, 80 minutes, and a contest. In all probability the score will favour New Zealand. In fact the second string South African team may proudly do better than expected. I hope so.
But some of us may be left with a dark and disturbing truth: This could be the moment that international rugby lost touch with it's fans.
Good Luck to South Africa. Good luck to the mighty All Blacks. Hopefully we'll see a contest out there tomorrow. I know I'll still get a rush when "Kia Mau" peels out to start the Haka. Will it be as thrilling as the last time? No.
Will we remember this? Yes.
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