RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks
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Rain definitely suits the Springboks
We win this it"s a definite Sir Foz -
@BerniesCorner Not sure, wet weather tends to reward good technique.
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Had some posh food in a Kensington restaurant with the family.
Donning the black scarf heading to the Famous 3 Kings pub where the evening starts
COME ON SIR FOZ YOU GOT THIS -
80 mins is up on the clock. ABs down by two have a scrum on their own 22. Big Shannon and Nugget are back in the stands watching nervously and Easy Company is on. Water carriers tend to the Bok front row. Niche stares at the water bottle for a moment seemingly transfixed. A look of ice cold steely resolve passes between Cane and his forward troops. This is it. Last roll of the dice. Rain cruelly lashes the scrum as it goes down, both packs straining under their torrid work. Ball is out, Ardie gathers, with an outrageous dummy to his right, feints, but goes left, driving powerfully on through the would be tacklers. He is finally brought down though, placing the ball for ever present Whitelock, who clears quickly and ABs work a move through Richie popping an inside ball to Jordan who slices through besting defenders on a nice arcing run. Etzebeth manages to get a hand on him though, does just enough to check and change the angle as PSDT arrives to complete the tackle. Cane weighs in with a herculean effort to clear bodies, for a fast and ever alert Paps to seize the ball, breaking away from the ensuing ruck 22 meters out.
Kriel and De Allende look to have him covered forcing him to the left flank, then just as Kriel makes the covering tackle, suddenly a ginger mop looms to his right, out of nowhere..it is Christie! In one movement as he is falling in the tackle Paps miraculously lobs the ball in true basketball fashion over the outstretched arm of De Allende where Christie magically plucks it out of the air...only the FB to beat.
But wait....Aura (who has been sunning herself on the beaches in Ireland, now speaks perfect French) and Suzy sit huddled together deep in conversation, look to have done a deal!
...Christie sees the danger, what will he do? Then with an effortless grace he steps off his left foot leaving the hapless defence grasping at air, and scampers in under the posts. ABs win by five. It is done.
..Somewhere in the crowd I can hear the deep booming laughter of Aura reverberating around the stadium.... -
Heading back to the hotel from a family gathering in Burgess Hill. Depending on the WiFi reception, may see you all on the other side.
C'mon Foz, you got this (© @BerniesCorner)
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NZ pre game & commentary has begun on Stan in Oz.
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Pick n goes
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@gt12 said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Light rain now 1 hour from kickoff.
The Norwegians are saying it will stop.
Hope so.
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Nothing cf Strand Park Petone in a southerlie
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Nothing cf Strand Park Petone in a southerlie
Ardie Savea grew up playing his Rugby at the Polo Grounds in Miramar. 1000s of hours training in the southerlies to prepare him for this moment.
Hourly weather forecast for Paris
