SPORT

Not that sport, where apparently some Chinese people pinned the tail on the donkey faster, or more accurately, or something, than anyone else, or that sport, where some bloke I’d never heard of doggy-paddled quicker that some other bloke I’d never heard of, but REAL sport, where 30 large, angry men, divided into 2 teams of 15, ran at each other for 80 minutes until the ones wearing green won.

What a great game.

If Percy had has his kicking boots on it’d have been over as a contest at half-time, but fortunately for the spectator he didn’t, and it wasn’t until the final five minutes or so that the game was decided. The final scoreline of 40-26 doesn’t show how close it was right up to the final few minutes, when the Kiwis really threw caution to the wind in a desperate effort to get their noses back in front, and their defence opened up as a result. Having said that, the Kiwis spent most of the game playing as though it was a game of 7’s rather than 15’s. Exciting to watch, but against a determined, organized and physical South African side it was always going to be a high-risk strategy.

Now it’s down a winner-takes-all finale next weekend in Durban as the Boks face the Wallabies. Can’t wait.

And of course there was also the OTHER sport this weekend, as England took on the West Indies at Old Trafford. Thanks to the miracle off the internet I was able to spend the perfect Saturday evening sitting outside, with the barbeque going, a cold beer fresh from the fridge, poured into a glass fresh from the freezer, and Test Match Special playing through the laptop, before the Boks v All Blacks kicked off at 9pm.

Life doesn’t get much better than that.

Anyway despite losing a days play to rain it’s all set up for a good day today. The Windies lead by 226 with 1 wicket remaining, and a full day’s play expected later today. Going to be a great day’s play, and a great evening hopefully repeating Saturday night.

Oh and there was something going on in Greece apparently.