A superb game, fought with passion and honour by both sides. I honestly cannot give an actual view on what may or may not have happened in the game due to myself, Webby, getoffmyland, Quintes, etc being very drunk but I can assure you all that)
- South Africa earned the cup, they poured all of their heart into that match and did not give an inch. It is an honour to have them as opponents!
- England did not discrace themselves either, they fought like lions and I am proud of them.
- Whatever had happened, now is not the time to blame whatever the ref may have done decision wise. The best teams learn how to adapt to how the ref is working the game. England didn't adapt and thus, they were penalised and gave away penalties and in turn, points.
-Whatever happened: rugby won in the end.
It was a close final and a well fought final. It was above all, a final which defied the cynics and pessimists who had either predicted a boring slog or a massive win for South Africa. This was truly South Africa's first big test of the World Cup and they passed it with flying colours.
The best team won on the night and for that I have nothing but sincere congratulations for the Springboks! See you next autumn or Summer chaps!
EDIT: What I did not like were the queue of various politicians like British PM Gordon Brown and SA President Thabo Mbeki lining up to milk the occassion. I wouldn't like any British PM, English, Scottish, Welsh or Ulsterman to 'jointly' lift the cup with the Home nation captain and so I felt uncomfortable with Mbeki lifting it with Smit.
