September, 08th 2010 14:21 PM
SPORT
The rugby bit:
We are beautiful
Published 9.9.10
A game margery daw would have been proud of, as the see-saw pendulum of fate favoured the protagonist.
Yet, as Margery daw was never proven to be a real person, but merely a convenient rhyme, so too fool is not 100% committed to the notion of a Wallabies win.
Not that he refutes the score, but as he saw it, whilst celebrating the mighty Dirty Gecko’s Plate win in the British Club Bangkok’s Old Boys Tournament; he was convinced the score lay in favour of the MB’s.
So much so that it took him the whole second half to work out the tune and lyrics to Fern Kinney’s classic, ‘Together We Are Beautiful’, which he noted a fine attribute to the Dirty’s cause, plus providing a healthy distraction to any suicidal Antipodeans.
Further study of the lay-lines revealed Kurtley Beale, with Baldrick’s tash intact, kicked a 55m penalty in the final minute to clinch the game. This part, did fool miss.
‘Our’ Robbie Deans’ description of ‘resilience’ extended almost as far as ecstatic, but he soon checked himself and plumbed for ‘significant’; “This was the most experienced Springbok side in history up against a young Wallabies side, so to achieve that landmark (a win on the Highveld) is significant.”
Just how this significance came about, whilst the Saigon Dirty Geckos relived their own finest hour… ‘…Oh so beautiful…’ was in the first 8 minutes when James O’Connor put Beale through for the opening try.
The Wallabies stole themselves a lineout and quick hands through the backs saw Adam Ashley-Cooper feed O’Connor for a try of his own. Moments later Drew Mitchell’s break helped Stephen Moore to a score. And to finish a run of dismal defence Habana epitomised a collective inadequacy or as it’s looking more likely, a conspiracy to over-throw PdV, consistency and fitness ability, missed O’Connor who offloaded to Elsom for try number four.
At 31-6 down, the Boks were stunned, for the top side to show their inconsistent colours of late must surely be the Wallabies. Then a spot of magic stemmed from the Matfield’s boot, with a chip, chase and gather and feed to Jacque Fourie for a wondrous score.
Six minutes into the second half Gurthro Steenkamp notched, what is becoming his trademark try a game rumble off a short maul. The Boks found some fight and Jean de Villiers ran under the posts from an intelligent angle on 54 minutes. Suddenly Margery daw was finding it hard to keep up with the chemistry of Fern’s beautiful Geckos… ‘…can’t you see, it’s the chemistry…’
Yet resilience did shine on the Aussies, as Mitchell carried himself under the posts with the young James on hand to convert. The last minute went to Beale and his caterpillar, and the rest as they say was history, at least since 1963 when they last one in
Rocky Elsom claimed it to be, “One of the most memorable matches I’ve played.”
Smit was gallant in defeat, suggested unlike his boss, that Mitchell’s try came from cheating at the previous lineout, but that, “We only have ourselves to blame.”
I’m still unconvinced I saw the final Margery daw, but it seems the rhymeful reference was more apt for Led Zeppelins Gallows Pole, in which nearing the end of the song is reserved for a description of a hanged body…It’s only a matter of time PdV.
But resting in all our hearts is the one true winner of the day – Fern Kinny’s Dirty Geckos
Other results:
ITM: Otago had
Currie Cup: Blue Bulls pipped Sharks 40-34 at Loftus. However, the Durbanites stay top of the table by 7 points. Silliest try scoring name went to Sharks Luazi Mvovo/ Griquas were finally done by a solid defence from Free State Cheetahs 28-33/ Lions came back to beat WP 46-28/ And Pumas hung on 27-26 over Leopards.
Top14: Castres held Racing Club Metro 92 – 31-25/ Clermont punished Montpelliers errors to win 27-10/ Toulouse hammered the Atlantic coast La Rochelle 50-3/ Bourgoin were netted by Bayonne 23-28/ Agen scored 3 tries to one despite drawing with Perpignan 23 each/ Brive stunned the stars Toulon 27-9/ - Aussie centre Mafiko Kefu saw red for a dangerous tackle/ And a Yachvili drop goal from half way saw Biarritz home 19-11 against Stade Francais.
Aviva Premiership:
Magners:
Some shorts:
*The Black Ferns won the fourth consecutive women’s world cup beating
*The Cip, having already played for Tottenham and QPR’s football reserves is off to train with Colorado Rapids before joining the Melbourne Rebels.
*PdV’s job is under scrutiny, again. This it’s the mandatory end of season haul before the bigwigs to report their achievements – in this case; lost five from six Tri-Nation games, called all of NZ cheats, plus the refs, stood up for a convicted murderer, backed an eye gouger and alienated his players, as well as any credibility from northern clubs. He should keep his job then
If not Jake White is ready for a coup and has SARU boss Oregan Hoskins with him, as long as he can convince the council. He also has Eddie Jones and fitness coach Derik Coetzee on his side.
Oregan, by the way, will go himself. But in the meantime to the pearls of oregans wisdom have decided the Boks need a boot camp for a month to improve their fitness, and so will not return to their clubs for the Currie Cup but train for…
*Agen have given Rupeni Caucaucabuca the push after finally turning up a month after the season started, saying, ‘thanks, but no thanks.’
*The Welsh RFU, in their mystical wizardry wisdom, which stems form the hills ghosted by a little old lady that runs round on wheels… ‘Hello, little lady.’ Sparked Chortle… where was I? Oh yes, the WRU have posted a 100ft high poster of their rugby jersey for this year, as modelled by none other than Gavin Henson – he who hasn’t played for 18 months for club nor country!
*’Billy the Whiz’ Jason Robinson will turn out league 1 side Fylde against rivals Preston Grasshoppers this weekend. When I was captain in a youth side against Harlequins; no-one would participate in the warm up drills unless I said, ‘Simon says…’
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And now ladies and gentlemen a thribble on the light side:
And now folks, the bearded lady…who is a man…
In the ‘side show’ to Pakistan’s High Commissioner to UK’s contingency plan to ban all cheats, Wajid Shammal Hasan has precariously managed to hoist himself off the proverbial fence for tickle and scratch to suggest ‘draconian penalties need to be handed out’, whilst muttering reapplying his arse on certitude, turned to his neighbours and sympathised as to the ‘mental torture’ these innocents must be going through.
In the meantime, as every potential back hander is under investigation by the tax department, the administrational department must be frantically searching amongst the clowns in and out tray regards ad-hoc decisions, as Afridi has taken to the limelight portraying the prodigal son. Apologising left right and off political centre so as not to wobble the fast moving Wajid divider, and also managed to cram in his own damnations by way of lampooning a team mate, who’s own deep water was to lampoon and ridicule other team mates for his own price of fame.
Afridi says Yasir Hameed’s comments, that so invoked a bent News of the World press to try their own kangaroo court and name and shame the spot-fixers, by planting a ‘wire’, came from a 32 year old man who has the brain of a 15 or 16 year old, who apparently is always doing this kind of thing.
If it’s not one thing – it’s your mother – well, in this case it might well as be. For the only scandal that’s not evolving from the back-stabbing and natural skulduggery bred form greed is a good old-fashioned rogering.
Which incidentally is what the ‘Stani’s received at
Shoaib Aktar missed a sitter catch from Morgan on 13, then ran around sweating like a player’s agent and proceeded to sledge anything that moved – the limelight shines none fiercer than on a revamped lunatic aiming to prove the whole world wrong.
For a while his tactics worked, as Kieswetter wetted, Bopara fell and Colly and Wright both wobbled. At 62-5 things weren’t looking so fixed.
But luckily for
Long live the side-show, and if we must, the next Twenty/20 at
Morgan and Yardy were again left at the crease to file
Afridi thrust disappointment and anger at the fore of
*In other news; Paul Stirling scored an Irish ODI record nabbing 177 against
The team that likes roll mops and partying and belts and rum and temptations and feathers and Steve Finn and proverbs and coordinates and pigeons and tiddly winks and Jessie’s! And spin and the Beatles and Buddy Holly and side-show Bob…
Till next week…
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