When it comes to rugby, let’s stay positive

 

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By TembaVJ, 2 Aug 2008 The Crowd is a Roar Guru

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 All Blacks, robbie deans, Rugby Union, South Africa, Springboks, The Springboks, wallabies

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As I sit here on a Friday night having a glass of wine, I’m thinking that, despite all the controversy, the rugby world is not doing that badly. In fact, if anything, people are talking more about the sport now than ever before.

We spend a lot of time discussing our views and opinions, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s great having so much to discuss.

Yes, Bakkies Botha is a reckless battering ram. But he is the best at what he does.

Yes, the All Blacks are down. But they have always come back better and stronger.

I am to young to recall what the state of New Zealand rugby was like before they won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, but it seems that ever since that win, they have been named favorites in all other Cups and its not helped their dreams of winning the Web Ellis trophy again.

I know it’s still a long time before the next RWC, but maybe not being the favourites in the next one might bring out that something special at that right moment.

After all, what would rugby be without the All Blacks?

As for the Wallabies, I must say well done to JON for setting the side up with Deans. The sport and the fans in this country need it.

There is nothing more dangerous in world rugby then a confident Aussie team. It’s even more dangerous than a underdog team filled with blokes from New Zealand.

What would rugby be without the Wallabies?

And what would the world of rugby be without the Springboks?

As the rapper M & M said, “it’s like a little controversy, but it feels so empty with out me”.

Opposition fans love to hate them, rugby players treasure the games played against them, and win or lose, it’s a great test of a player’s mental and physical strength.

South African rugby, it seems, cannot live without some sort of political crisis, racial quota, and all the other systematic madness that comes from being based on the most southern point of Africa.

One thing is fact, though: they have their own style of game. Like it or not, they have always been the bad boys of rugby. Its part of their culture. If you watch a bit of the Curry Cup you’d understand.

I think the state of union is good, despite the fools running things at the IRB head office. The sport is is on the up. We can be negative on all the little things, but as someone once said, “any publicity is good publicity”.

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