Springboks

[B Sousa]

Heres hoping the coach can remind the Bokkies how much they really need to show the UK of past memories. Please remind them of a time over 100 years ago that Merry old England gave the SA folks a horrible memory. Its SAs turn to teach them what the game Rugby is all about.
Go Bokkies.

[BANANASBANANAS]

Who would bet against England now? We have turned over the Aussies and French since we gave you a 36-0 start.

Go Johnny Go!:ok:

[dionysius]

Yarpie plonker :yuk:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10_03/rugbywhine_468x650.jpg

[Contract Dog]

England rugby practice was delayed for two hours this afternoon after a player reported finding a white powdery substance on the practice ground. Head coach Ashton immediately suspended practice while the police were called to investigate. After a complete forensic search Scotland Yard
determined that the white stuff which was unknown to the players was in fact the try line. Practice was continued as police were happy the players were unlikely to encounter the substance again..................

[FuelFlow]

A little girl was sitting in her classroom in England when her teacher walked in and started talking about how proud she is to be English and how wonderful it is to be an England supporter. The teacher then asked everyone who supported England to put up their hand. Every hand in the class besides one went up. This surprised the teacher and so she asked the little girl why her hand wasn't up.
"Well," said the little girl, "because I dont support England."
Even more surprised, the teacher asked her who she supported. "I support the Springboks", she replied. Now a bit irritated, the teacher asked the little girl why she supported the Springboks. "My mom supports the Springboks, and my dad supports the Springboks, so I support the Springboks." The teacher looked at the little girl and with a smirk asked: "Well, if your mom was an idiot and your dad was an idiot, what would you be?"
The little girl looked up at her teacher, smiled and replied:
"An England supporter

[Jamex]

Small reminder, Springboks are not the Wallabies, We do have a pack of forwards, we klapped you 36-0, comfortably, twice before this year we put more than 50 points over you, you got through France after they pushed you all the way, France then beaten by 5 tries to 1 by the Pumas who we had to go through to get to the final, we thrashed the Pumas, by the way. NAAA, I dont think we need to worry about the little jaded red rose of England. By the way, but for pathetic refereeing, a characteristic of this particular world cup, the All Blacks would have destroyed you in the semis, making them the other team in the final playing the 'Boks. This would have been fitting as they are the number one side in the world, a light year or two ahead of England, worthy opponents too. To be the best you have to beat the best, a chance the 'Boks were denied due to above-mentioned "officialdom". Guess we will have to take out our frustrations and klap you guys again with a never to be forgotten 50 pointer in a world cup final.

GO BOKKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[south coast]

Jamex...

To be the best you may well need to beat the best, but to be world champions, you just have to beat the other team in the final.

In 2003 we, England, beat the best and the other team, tonight, we will just beat the other team.

You can whine about the referee-ing, but that is childish as there are many southern hemishpere refs making those bad decissions too!

England have had by far the harder of the two teams routes to the final, tonight you will be tested and found wanting.

Watch how to skin a Springbok tonight with a 'Wilkinson Sword'.

[journeyman]

There's a lot of weight on Puffin' Jonny's shoulders - you'd better hope he indeed plays like a Wilkinson and not a 31 year-old Minora, because there ain't no plan 'B'.

[south coast]

Why change the plan when it made us WORLD CHAMPIONS last time?

[ZAZOO]

Hi guys, in Paris for the finals at a small internet cafe by La Gare de Nord, we just arrived with the Eurostar from London and the ambience is great.

The South Africans are all over the place and in high spirits, looks like the springboks have the french support for the championship :ok:

Decided to support the mother continent also though my other half still has her french jersey on, I have just picked up a Springbok jersey which I will proudly dorn in the stade de france.

Alleeeeeez les Boks :ok: Africa is watching

Zaz

[4HolerPoler]

Go Bokke!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're going to whip those lilly white islanders!

Enjoy the game.

4HP

[cavortingcheetah]

:)

How nice to see you up and about again 4HolerPoler, old bean! Enjoy the game! Whilst rugby may be a game for seriously disturbed retards of a dubious sexual persuasion and as such holds not interest for me; I hope sincerely that your team wins!
Ah yes! At the risk of being a little fly or forward, may I point out that your use of the word 'white' in the context of islanders is, at the very least, rascist in the extreme and should be expunged forthwith by the moderators.:p;):D

[hoggsnortrupert]

Ashamed to be a Kiwi:My comment is that the ALL BLACKS and their management are a bunch of Soft -ocks and need to harden up.
What has happened since our days of Sean Fitzpatrick, when they could run it from anywhere, when Fitzpatrick started a game, and finished it.
Just now, the English where robbed of a try and possible conversion by another shoddy decision, certainly the camera angles confirmed a try should have been awarded.
I would not have believed this had I not read it:
Counselling for grieving All Blacks
Yahoo!Xtra - Saturday October 20, 03:08 AM by Neil Reid
The NZRU have put steps in place to comfort the beaten All Blacks through their latest World Cup grief - including the services of high-profile sports shrink Gilbert Enoka.
NZRU chairman Jock Hobbs said behind-the-scenes work was being done to help the Graham Henry-coached team get over their shock quarterfinal World Cup exit.
Hobbs said it was imperative steps were taken to ensure the All Blacks were able to move-on mentally as soon as possible following the 20-18 quarterfinal loss to France, a result which consigned the team to the side's worst-ever World Cup finish.
Constant contact was being made to those squad members who had returned to New Zealand.
"Yes. We are making sure no-one is isolated or left alone," Hobbs told Yahoo!Xtra in Paris.
"I know that Gilbert Enoka has been in contact with them all, providing them with advice on how-best to get through this difficult period.
"Yes, there has been some special care taken.
"The loss in Cardiff was devastating - it was very, very gut-wrenching.
"It has been a very difficult thing.
"It hit us so hard - it was hugely disappointing for everyone involved and hugely disappointing for all of our supporters, whether they be here in Europe or back home."
Hobbs has stayed on in Europe, along with out-going NZRU chief executive Chris Moller and his replacement Steve Tew, due to IRB commitments.
But throughout the two weeks since the shattering loss, Hobbs said he had had regular updates from back home on the mood of the nation.
"Initially there was a huge amount of disappointment, frustration and probably some anger," he said.
"But it was very heartening to see the reception the All Blacks received on their return to New Zealand. That was pretty special for the team.
"We are a long way away, but my take on it is that people are very disappointed but there has been a reasonably balanced reaction."
That included growing calls for Henry to be retained as head coach and several thousand supporters turning up at Christchurch airport to welcome members of the team home.
It is a vastly different reaction to previous World Cup losses where public opinion has quickly turned particularly on the coaching staff.
Hobbs said various reasons might be behind some of the good-feeling extended towards the All Blacks' latest unsuccessful World Cup squad.
"It could well be that this particular team, and the set of coaches and the management, do have a lot of support given their out-standing record over recent years.
"Also, of course it might be an illustration that our supporters and people who do love the game, while they are hugely disappointed, the All Blacks still do mean a great deal to them.
"They want to take a balanced view of it.
"Yeah, it is a Rugby World Cup tournament - it is a tournament we desperately do want to win. But it is a one-off tournament and the team has been hugely successful outside of it."
Hobbs said he had little time for the blaming game which has seen English ref Wayne Barnes being labeled public villain No 1 following the loss.
An IRB report has admitted Barnes, and his two touch judges, made mistakes.
But Hobbs said refereeing should never have been an issue.
"When you put the referee to one side, we still had the opportunity and the ability to win that game," he said.
"Unfortunately we didn't."
Meanwhile, Hobbs wouldn't be drawn on his own future.
He said the day after the 20-18 loss to France that he would evaluate whether it was right for him to stay on board as the NZRU chairman.
And if he thought a new voice was needed, he would step aside.
But today Hobbs stated: "At this point I don't want to make any comment."
Go Sth Africa, go the bok's, go.
Chr's
H/Snort.:}

[desert queen]

2 drop attempts, 2 misses. Wherefore art thou, south coast?

[Fintastic]

:DCongrats to the South Africans. B***TARDS!

[cigar]

Jamex...

To be the best you may well need to beat the best, but to be world champions, you just have to beat the other team in the final.

In 2003 we, England, beat the best and the other team, tonight, we will just beat the other team.

You can whine about the referee-ing, but that is childish as there are many southern hemishpere refs making those bad decissions too!

England have had by far the harder of the two teams routes to the final, tonight you will be tested and found wanting.

Watch how to skin a Springbok tonight with a 'Wilkinson Sword'.

Ohhhh, this is sooo awkward........

[4HolerPoler]

Bokke!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not a great win, but a win.

Glad I was on the ground to enjoy the game.

4HP

[B Sousa]

For Once the "All Blacks" are able to sit on the sidelines and see how the game "Rugby " is really played............
You folks have not seen parties such as are going on in SA right now.....

[N1 Vibes]

B Sousa,

yes a good game of rugby and of course as in every contest the best team won - well done. Nice to see that the game rugby still leaves the contest and violence on the pitch. Unlike other xenophobic dust-ups, including football, which seem to turn into international incidents and war. 7 years living in Wales as an English supporter showed me that even the oldest of enemies can all agree when a good game of rugby has been played.

In the case of raising xenophobic waffle on pprune, just rekindles ancient history. Lets leave old sabre rattlers where they belong - in the past!

[poorwanderingwun]

Good close game... could have gone the other way, left me feeling that we should be playing the best of 3. Well done boks ! Would like to be sharing in a braai (spelling ?) with a few of my ex SA colleagues now.. and yes.. Rugby has always managed to avoid the brainless xenophobia that permeates soccer.. the old adage still holds true:

Soccor.. a game for gentleman played by hooligans
Rugby... a game for hooligans played by gentleman

[madherb]

lilly whiteA hyphen a hyphen my kingdom for a hyphen! For the lack of a hyphen severe fustigation at the hands of a cheetah...............and a de-tribalised one, at that!

Never mind 4HP - here, have one one me - Cheers! Well done Bokke! :ok:

[cavortingcheetah]

:hmm:
One can only hope that this Sunday morning, in Johannesburg and where ever else the jet-black diamonds roam, the air is filled with the sound of music.
Mind you though, it could have been a lot more amusing to watch England play Argentina. The Welsh and the Scots would, for once, perhaps have been confused as to which team to support.
Well done the Springboks!:D

[Jamaligan]

English Rugby chiefs have announced they are replacing the red rose on their team shirt with a red tampon as this is the worst period they've ever had!:\:\:\

Even if we didn't get to watch the game, because DRC is NOWHERE into Rugby, we are still happy with the result!:bored:

Congrats to the Bokke, well done guys!:D:D:ok:

[Jamex]

Just surfaced with the mother and father of all hangovers!! Southcoast.....old chap......sshhhhhh. Guess who won and guess who now whinges about refs?

[south coast]

Hey Jamex...
Yes, you won, congrats.

Thats the difference between us, you would be whining like you wouldnt believe if it had been the other way round, probably claiming racism. :O
We accept it, I am not 100% sure one way or the other if it was a try, but either way, nothing will change the facts this morning.

But bear one thing in mind, you will not have Jake White, half your team is going to play in Europe as of the coming season and will probably never play as the same team again, your rugby/sport is rotten with politics and from being world champs, there is only one way to go...(ask England)

Also, not an excuse, a fact. You guys played good rugby throughout the competition, but you had only 2 games against a recognised team, both those games were against England.

The top half of the competition had New Zealand, Australia, England and France in it, your half had, SA, Argentina, Fiji and ...(cant remember who it was, Scotland perhaps- but that just goes to show) a much easier route to the final.

I know that is luck of the draw and we would all rather the easier route to the final, but not even I claim England has been near a competetive side since the last World cup final, so I think you can thank your lucky stars it was against England in the final and not France or NZ.

So, on reflection, you are worthy winners and you should be proud and enjoy it, but arrogance is not a pleasant traite.

[B Sousa]

South Coast, What can I say but..................

Neener, neeener, neener..............Neener, neeener, neener..........

[south coast]

Indeed....:ok:

[imustbemad]

Coast
Inspite of your comments about us being lucky not to face France in the Final, you sound like a rather intelligent chap.

Now, were an intelligent and knowledgable gentleman to be a betting man, he may well have placed some money on the 2007 World Cup.
In order to come out on top with the bookies he would in all likelyhood have bet on Australia because that would be a safe bet. He could also bet on France as they had home side advantage and we know that they can always pull the cat out of the bag. He would definately bet on South Africa because they are playing really well at the moment. He certainly wouldn't bet on New Zealand as we all know that they do not have an impressive World cup track record and he sure as hell wouldn't bet on England because their performance has been dismal in the run up to the World Cup.
Now, had he bet carefully on the above mentioned sides he probably would have walked away with enough money to go out and buy himself an England rugby jersey. He wouldn't even have had to win very much as they are probably being sold very cheaply from today!!!!

Fly safe;)

[bathtub200]

Coast, to sum it all up it's been a bad week for the people living on the mud island.Firstly , the game against Russia , secondely the loss against the country where you were born and thirdly :confused:, McLaren really screwed Lewis Hamilton race with a very funny race strategy.:ok:


:DFerrari wins again

[journeyman]

south coast,
Re the disputed try, if the shoe was on the other foot, easy path to the final, etc: I've searched high and low for a 'remarks column' but all I can find is our name on the trophy.

Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?

[south coast]

ha ha ha...

bathtub, your last comment let me know who you are.

i didnt realise you were only 47 though, that was agenuine surprise.

to round it off, looks like the englishman in the final of the snooker is also about to lose to a guy from hong kong!

at least we had an empire and we will always be your imperial masters...

[Jamex]

Southcoast, what can I say? Your beginning to get tiresome with typical pom whingeing.:{ Yeah sure, you once had an empire...seems you also once held the rugby world cup.:} Please take note, England has played in six RWC's and won once, SA have played in four RWC's and won twice. We now have the best "strike rate" beating even Australia who, like yourselves, been there six times to our four. At least the Aussi's won it twice in that time. Also, they were much more gracious in defeat in 2003 than you seem able to be.:) We have enough talent here to put together another world beating side and we have enough decent coaches too. No need for us to be importing players at all. Oh, by the way Mr Southcoast, Sir, it seems we had an all SA Super 14 final this year too and our Springbok C team gave the AB's and Wannabees a run for their money, in their own countries too, nogal, in the Tri-nation series. We also lost three (3) first choice players in Jean De Villiers, Pierre Spies and BJ Botha, we then lost Schalk Burger to a dubious citing and still managed to thrash you guys 36-0 in the pool match! Maybe this might give you a hint as to the depth of SA rugby? Seems we just may be able to succesfully defend the trophy in 2011 which is something our proud(not) "mother country":uhoh: could not do!

[ex dog]

Sorry for my ignorance but what has African Aviation got to do with a load of pumped up idiots chasing an egg

[4HolerPoler]

What do you call an Englishman holding the Rugby World Cup trophy?

An engraver :)

Guys, please keep it nice; this subject has zilch to do with aviation but has been part of a lot of our lives for the past month; it's sport & there is no reason for any acrimony.

Fly safe out there.

4HP

[imustbemad]

Ex dog:
When you are stuck in some hole in some megatropolis in some banana republic on this delightful continent of ours sharing accomodation with a bunch of guys of various nationalities then, believe me, a bunch of idiots chasing an egg has everything to do with aviation. Its the reason the aircraft was grounded on Saturday afternoon due "technical":oh:

Coast:
at least we had an empire..... What have you got to show for it now?
the curry shop capital of the world!:ooh:

Stomach in, chest out

[dionysius]

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10_03/cuettryDM2110_468x414.jpg



:=:ugh::bored::oh:

[putt for dough]

Go forward 1 frame. His foot was on the touchline. IE: he was out, hence no try. good call by the TMO.
what a game!

[Jamex]

Hey dionysius
Thanks for the pic, mate. If you have another one from a micro-second later, you would notice the toes touching the white stuff called a "touch-line", this BEFORE the ball is grounded. When you touch the line, BEFORE grounding the ball, you are "in touch", follow so far? Ever heard the saying "the touch-line belongs to the linesman?" Check your rulebook, mate.:ugh::ugh::ugh: This is a game the poms supposedly invented. The IRB is in Dublin, Ireland. The UK guys write the rules or have the most influence on them. Dont whinge when those same pesky rules bite you in the back-side!! Anyway, the player who "created" the try that wasnt, should have been in the sin-bin for the unnecessary shove on Montgomery. No doubt, his intention was never to injure our kicker!!:= Even HAD the try been awarded and even HAD Jonny converted, not necesarily a given as he had been kicking poorly the whole series, the score would have been 15-13 in favour of the Springboks!!! If referee decisions were always perfect, the 'Boks win record over the last 12 years would've looked a lot better. You guys gloated over your fifty pointer in 2002 where you played a 14 man 'bok side which was down to 13 men for ten minutes of the game at one point. You didnt think we were going to leave it there, did you now? When our team has beaten your team four times in one season, then I think the best team won the cup. Why not graciously concede the point and get on with it?
Anyway, enough said on what is after-all an aviation forum.

GET OVER YOURSELVES!!

[cavortingcheetah]

:hmm:

Winston Churchill once read through a report from the Admiralty which he found unsuitably long winded, biased and inaccurate.
In the margin of the report he penned the two words,
'Round Objects.'
That seems an appropriate enough comment for much of that which has here gone before?:p

[south coast]

Jamex, we the English have, as you have said, graciously conceeded defeat.

Perhaps you might learn some lessons on gloating and living up to the stereotype of South Africans being abhorrantly arrogant when it comes to sport. (re. your last post)

[south coast]

Check out picture no.8 on this site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7054741.stm

[Jamex]

Jamex, we the English have, as you have said, graciously conceeded defeat.

Perhaps you might learn some lessons on gloating and living up to the stereotype of South Africans being abhorrantly arrogant when it comes to sport. (re. your last post)


Well, this does'nt just take the cake, it takes the whole bakery!! This started out as a light-hearted, humerous, celebration of the Springboks RWC win. You, Southcoast, chose to whinge, whine and carry on like a petulant brat! Read your previous posts. Whenever the poms get beaten at anything, which happens more often than not, the other side is "arrogant"! Michael Schumacker was "arrogant" for winning all those races AND championships, the Aussies were "arrogant" for not just conceding the Ashes to England and so the list goes on and on. Whenever an England sporting side loses at anything, the accusation of arrogance on the part of the other side gets taken out, brightly polished and press-ganged back into use by England supporters. This is becoming somewhat irritating, boring, childish and so predictable. The fact of the matter is the world owes England nothing. No-one will roll over and play dead just so you can win. The sun has set on the British Empire and no amount of crying is going to change that. No amount of pictures taken well before the ball was grounded will change the fact the toes were at least on the line and the ball was therefore out of play and the try will not be awarded. The William Webb Ellis trophy is coming to South Africa. For the record, I did not say you graciously conceded anything, I asked you to graciously concede. If you had, you would have allowed us to enjoy the win and you would not have been so quick to try and rain on our parade. I would be amongst the first to congratulate England and their supporters should they win RWC 2011 in NZ. Something you were not big enough to do, Sir.

[south coast]

You are truely a fool.

Perhaps you should read what I wrote earlier:

Hey Jamex...
Yes, you won, congrats.

Thats the difference between us, you would be whining like you wouldnt believe if it had been the other way round, probably claiming racism.
**was a joke at the new South Africa**

We accept it, I am not 100% sure one way or the other if it was a try, but either way, nothing will change the facts this morning.

But bear one thing in mind, you will not have Jake White, half your team is going to play in Europe as of the coming season and will probably never play as the same team again, your rugby/sport is rotten with politics and from being world champs, there is only one way to go...(ask England)
**making fun of England winning the previos World Cup, only to fall from grace to loosing to everyone**

Also, not an excuse, a fact. You guys played good rugby throughout the competition, but you had only 2 games against a recognised team, both those games were against England.
**thought the above statement was praising of SA, and a fact of your route to the final**

The top half of the competition had New Zealand, Australia, England and France in it, your half had, SA, Argentina, Fiji and ...(cant remember who it was, Scotland perhaps- but that just goes to show) a much easier route to the final.

I know that is luck of the draw and we would all rather the easier route to the final, but not even I claim England has been near a competetive side since the last World cup final, so I think you can thank your lucky stars it was against England in the final and not France or NZ.
**just the truth**

So, on reflection, you are worthy winners and you should be proud and enjoy it, but arrogance is not a pleasant traite.
**praise for SA again**


My next post...

ha ha ha...


bathtub, your last comment let me know who you are.

i didnt realise you were only 47 though, that was agenuine surprise.

to round it off, looks like the englishman in the final of the snooker is also about to lose to a guy from hong kong!
**taking the p*ss out of ourselves for loosing at something else**

at least we had an empire and we will always be your imperial masters...


Then you said...

This started out as a light-hearted, humerous, celebration of the Springboks RWC win. You, Southcoast, chose to whinge, whine and carry on like a petulant brat!

Thats exactly what I was doing, it was you who started with such comments as copied below from your previous post of whining and writing in a condasending manner.

Have a read of what you said...
you would notice the toes touching the white stuff called a "touch-line", this BEFORE the ball is grounded. When you touch the line, BEFORE grounding the ball, you are "in touch", follow so far? Ever heard the saying "the touch-line belongs to the linesman?" Check your rulebook, mate. This is a game the poms supposedly invented. The IRB is in Dublin, Ireland. The UK guys write the rules or have the most influence on them. Dont whinge when those same pesky rules bite you in the back-side!! Anyway, the player who "created" the try that wasnt, should have been in the sin-bin for the unnecessary shove on Montgomery. No doubt, his intention was never to injure our kicker!! Even HAD the try been awarded and even HAD Jonny converted, not necesarily a given as he had been kicking poorly the whole series, the score would have been 15-13 in favour of the Springboks!!! If referee decisions were always perfect, the 'Boks win record over the last 12 years would've looked a lot better. You guys gloated over your fifty pointer in 2002 where you played a 14 man 'bok side which was down to 13 men for ten minutes of the game at one point. You didnt think we were going to leave it there, did you now? When our team has beaten your team four times in one season, then I think the best team won the cup. Why not graciously concede the point and get on with it.

Had enough of this, was supposed to be a topic with some banter, but obviously Jamex doesnt understand what that is...

Thanks for highlighting the spelling mistake below.

[square-head]

And the Germans have beaten in the Pommies as well in the last soccer friendly on home ground. :D

RIP

[madherb]

Had enough of your childish type responces anyway.Tut tut. Play nice, kiddies.

SC, maybe you should consult one of your mother tongue's many aids to the use of the English language prior to posting. Eish! Long-dead Oxford dons are no doubt at 4000rpm by now, not to mention Mr. Webster on the other side of the pond..........sies!

[Jamex]

SC, old chap, seriously now, how old are you anyway? I would'nt want to be the cause of your blood pressure having to be read on a machmeter. Obviously I never understood your cleverly disguised irony. It was so cleverly disguised as just plain sour grapes. Honest misunderstanding but understandable as you are a superior englishman and I am a dumb dutchman from the colonies. It seems I butted in on a private joke. Please accept my apologies and we will refrain from throwing some "truths" around. "You are truely a fool." OUCH! That really hurt! And I am sooo thinskinned today, too! Anyway, hope your team can turn it around as, believe it or not, the only time I did not support them was in the two games against the 'Boks. Cheers Mate!:D

[cavortingcheetah]

:p

Actually, it ought really to be Fowler's English Usage that should be consulted.
Still, in the absence of a copy of that tome, may I refer one on to Juta's Dictionary where one can find such appropriate gems as this,

Dit jeuk baie waar die muskiet my lassnag gebyt het.
Which, since Afirikaans is banned here means more or less,
It's very itchy where the mosquito bit me last night.

Which brings us back rather neatly to round, hemispherical objects.:ooh:

[night_rider]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f326/shaunrsa/image001.jpg



NEED I SAY MORE????

WHITE LINE FEVER??!?!?!

out is out.....

see you in 2011 ENG!

[south coast]

Its a try....but makes for good talking!

[Baas]

Re: Stereotype South African Fans

Stereotype English Fans...

...includes British soccer
....cricket fans!
....rugby fans!
...maybe the odd "Gordon Brown" fan!

Remember, every country has its own fair share of hooligans and arrogant supporters!

Cut it loose, have fun!

We could not even pass "Kamp Staaldraad" the last RWC! :}

Remember? ...the scoreboard has no remarks column!

:ok:

[journeyman]

south coast,
I'm curious to know what you thought of Geoff Hurst's "goal" against Germany in the '66 World Cup final to go 3-2 up in injury time. Do you think the whole ball crossed the line? Or for that matter, ANY of the ball?(Feel free to refer to any of at least a dozen clips of the "goal" on youtube to jog the old memory)

Remember, that was for a World Cup as well. In light of the damning evidence of the above photograph, you can count yourselves bloody lucky that football does not take advantage of a TMO, otherwise you would only have 2003 to reminisce about.

[south coast]

Can you not read....I am not disputing it a try.

SA won, SA are world champions....I do not dispute it!

and Journey....

Whether the ball was over the line in 1966 or not, whether it was a try on Saturday or not, the game is over, the results stand!

[Flintstone]

Jeez. Does all that sun make the skin thinner and bring the body's nerves nearer the surface?

Well done SC. I've seen some trolling in my time but this was excellent work. Excellent http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/images/smiles/fishing.gif

Joking aside I think South Africans are wonderful people and that every household should have one. Big softies really, just like rude Zims.:p