UPSETS AT THE IRB
this was a weekend of upsets at the IRB world cup as the favorites the “All Blacks” anf the Wallabies were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The All Blacks lost to the host nation France 20-18 and at the half-our mark All Blacks were leading 13-0 so I take my hat off to France all I can say to them is meet you in the finals. the second upset I don’t know if I can call it an upset because England are the defending champions, they beat the wallabies 12-10 without even scoring a try, the wallabies can blame themselves because their kicking was awful.
BOKS THROUGH TO THE SEMIS
The Boks showed again what a good team they are when they beat a spirited Fiji 37-20. I have to give it to our boys they played like real soldiers when the Fiji were attacking us from all angles. After 60 minutes it was 20-20 and the Fiji guys were on top of us, they almost scored a try thanks to a brilliant tackle from our winger JP who lifted their player over the try line. Juan Smit who was the man of the match scored the try which gave us an insurance policy and then Schalk sealed it perfectly to set us a date with the Argentineans in the semis after they beat Scotland as it was expected. I think we are bringing this one home.
f1 GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE
It went down in China as what was to be Hamilton championship winning race turned out to be a disaster for the rookie. On what was a wet track all the teams had to be carefull on which tires to use and I think the conditions suited the Ferrari team perfectly. The race began well for Hamilton. he opened up a 10-second lead by the time he made his first scheduled pit stop on lap 15. That handed Raikkonen the lead, which he maintained until his own stop on lap 19. Further back, Massa and Alonso were locked in battle, but not in a position to challenge. At this stage, all four front runners kept their original tyres through their stops.It was at lap 31 when disaster stuck as his car slid to the side and his race was over living the final race a three horse race between him, Alonso and Kimi who are at 107, 103 and 100 respectively. Brazil here we come.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF SPORTSSouth Africa are doing well in Pakistan thanks to a century in each inning from the ever reliable Kallis, we are now 1-0 up.
The Telkom last sixteen round is over and today the draw is made at the Wanderers, I still cannot believe that Bucs are out of this competition. Its good luck to all the teams that are still in the running.
Arsenal mean business this season, the Gunners are playing brilliant football and they are currently leading the pack in the English Premiership after winning 3-2 over the weekend thanks to one of my favorite players van Persie’s winning strike.
SHARP BAFETHU