If you’re an obsessed Rugby tragic I’d guess you’d see
the sign of South Africa’s defeat by Italy as ominous an
omen as predicting Georgia next to win the World Cup
I wouldn’t be delirious enough to go along with that but
I’ll suggest the Springboks need resting from addictive
levels of attention - whether as victors or vanquished -
In the event, at 20 - 18 the Boks looked contrite - while
the Azzurri were rather ecstatic - probably rightly so as
it was their first ever victory over the Jaapies; & Ireland
by beating the NZ All Blacks at Chicago’s Soldier Field
2 weeks previously - for the first time ever, raised quite
a ‘brogue-blended-intrigue’ the Irish commentary team
Wassailed like it is the New Vogue; but today, Dublin’s
game 2 failed to keep the troth; at 9 - 21, it wasn’t their
forte it seems - though the fete continued on into other
Games - with Wales just beating Japan, on the bell, by
33 - 30; & Scotland managing to pull one out of th’ bag
over Argentina by 19 - 16, and the Wallabies surviving
Les Bleus, France to win 25 - 23. Note I haven’t said a
word about the English side yet who demolished Fiji &
dished South Africa a lemon, but it can wait for a week
And blush at those yet-to-be-played games remaining
© 20 November 2016, I. D. Carswell
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