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On Saturday evening, we went to the South Africa
(Springboks) and New Zealand (All Blacks) rugby game in Johannesburg with Anton
and Candice. My verdict? It was SO COOL! Everything they say about rugby fans
is true. They are drunk, wild and lots of fun to watch. It was almost more fun
watching the crowd than it was watching the game!
The Springboks and the All Blacks have a rivalry of epic
proportion. Yes, I said epic. People here say epic all the time…and it’s
starting to stick! I am sure we will come home with many new words in our
everyday vocabulary.
The All Blacks are known for their traditional “haka” war
dance, which is a display of the team’s pride, strength and unity. They do it before every game. We were really looking forward to seeing it because we’ve
watched it on YouTube a thousand times. Unfortunately, we couldn’t hear it
because the Springbok fans drowned it out by chanting “Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole,
OOOOOOOle, OOOOOOle….”
Before the game started, a Boeing jet swooped almost into the
stadium!! It happened so fast that my photo turned out blurry, but it was so cool that
I decided include it anyway.
In the end, the Springboks lost but they put up a good
fight. If the All Blacks had been even a little
bit off their game, they would have lost.
And, in case you were wondering, the wave is worldwide. Ha!!!
Love,
Mat & Jess
2 comments:
Good jump Jess! How many beers at one time Marty?
It looks like you both had a great time at the rugby game That was a great leap you made that before or after the beers Matt had in his hands?
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