My local weren't even taking bets on the win, it was only bets like 'will SA win by 45pts'.
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[2015 RWC] Pool B: South Africa vs. Japan (19/09/2015)
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My local weren't even taking bets on the win, it was only bets like 'will SA win by 45pts'.
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Guaranteed there will be some bloke in the paper next week who bet on japan winning for a laugh and now has a small fortune lol
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South African fans seem awfully quiet
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Honestly Tony I'm not goading the Saffers (for a change)
I am gobsmacked, I just never thought that result was possible. I'm in shock, I can only imagine how the saffers feel.
If that was my AB's losing to the Japs, in that manner (those last three scrums were utterly audacious) I wouldn't come out again until we had made it safely out of the group, and if we didn't Then I'd hide myself for a good few months.
Honestly, that was a monumental upset in any sporting code anywhere in the world.
I take my hairpiece off to the Japs and flick my flaky scalp in their direction, they were undeniable, unquenchable and the spirit and resolve they showed was immense.
I have never seen such a scared look on the faces of the Boks in the dying few minutes of a game.
The horror of the moment was tangible.
There are moments when sport transcends theatre and that was one of the few gems, I am eternally grateful it was not my beloved AB's.
I can't bring myself to goad the saffers at all, I'm too sh*t scared deep inside about that happening to us.
I don't have a coping mechanism for an upset defeat to the order of that magnitude.
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Can you blame them, SA need to sweep that straight under carpet, stop messing around, play Pollard, Le roux, de allande and Etzebeth from the off..
aye they'll be out prove a point mind you Samoa aren't going to roll over either.
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Samoa will do their usual. Hit hard promise a lot and deliver short. South Africa will win. Sure bet.
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In saying that every RWC 1 big team fails to show up. South Africa could possibly be that team
As sure as Japan being 100 to 1 odds?
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Very true. The Samoans physicality won't be such a big issue for the Boks. I just think they'll have to find much of the fire that Japan had today. Stopping SA when they on a mission is probably one of the scariest tasks in world rugby (in my opinion).
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Is Heyneke Meyer the problem?
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Great picture come up on my facebook feed shows proper rugby fans.
That should be the picture of the RWC!!!
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Wow
Yes, the logo shows up crystal clear.
Surprised there's not more reaction to this result online - I guess people are still mostly asleep over there at this time.
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Yeh such a shame it is so early in Japan when it happened.
Japan needs to host the next RWC no matter what now! Make it happen! This is great for the game of rugby, an unimaginable result. Take a bow Eddie Jones and Japan.
As a Bok fan I'm in utter disbelief. The game was at like at 2am here in Aussie, so I was expecting to wake up and watch the highlights of us monstering Japan. What I watched instead was... how can I describe it other than the biggest upset in rugby history. Glad I didn't watch it live, I'd be in hospital. I either would of gone crazy or had a heart attack.
Jokes, shock and embarrassment aside. Well done Japan, f***ing well done.
As a Bok fan I'm in utter disbelief. The game was at like at 2am here in Aussie, so I was expecting to wake up and watch the highlights of us monstering Japan. What I watched instead was... how can I describe it other than the biggest upset in rugby history. Glad I didn't watch it live, I'd be in hospital. I either would of gone crazy or had a heart attack.
Jokes, shock and embarrassment aside. Well done Japan, f***ing well done.
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