South Africa world champs again
Given the myriad ills that beset it, South Africa has little to brag about these days. And so this World Cup win will seem like a panacea – at least for a day or two.
No one had ever won four men’s Rugby World Cup titles. And, even on a soggy Parisian evening, this really did have the feel of a truly momentous occasion. South Africa have successfully defended their crown and any arguments about the most dominant rugby nation on earth can be temporarily laid to rest.
(The Guardian, October 28, 2023)
But I said all I care to in my preview. And frankly, if you didn’t watch this match, you are probably not interested in anything I could share about it.
So here’s to South Africans singing and dancing in the streets like they haven’t since Nelson Mandela’s release from prison – notwithstanding Harry and Meghan’s big lie about their wedding…