The following is an extract from Playing the Enemy by UK journalist John Carlin. The book will be released in South Africa at the end of the week.
“Sixty minutes between two o’clock, when Nelson Mandela arrived at Ellis Park, and three o’clock, when the game began, everything happened. First there was a song, then a […]

Interesting article from last weekends Sunday Tribune in Ireland……
“WELL it’s over, we bid adieu and thank Christ for that; it was the worst World Cup of six . . . even worse than the 1999 edition. The entertainment quotient and the quality of the rugby was very poor. Two, maybe three, games out of 48 […]

Buskers on Paris trains should be forced to sit exams. Guy with banjo singing the first words that pop into his head can make for a long trip. ‘No I will not be giving you a Euro for the headache!’
Game against Argentina was easy. Like Maradona in a doughnut shop. Bakkies pounded away at the […]

World leaders are united in their praise for the all blacks in doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint by dropping the wallabies off on their way home!
What’s the difference between the ABs and a tea bag?
The tea bag stays in the cup longer.
You hear about the new All Black bra?
Great support and no […]

An article from the New Zealand Herald ahead of the Cardiff quarter-final:
Thank goodness for the great World Cup jersey fiasco this week. Apart from recalling what the dastardly French did in 1999, when they cheated the All Blacks out of their birthright by playing a spell of blindingly brilliant rugby, it’s been difficult to get […]

Got a reply from Andy the accounts guy, ‘Too bad, so sad…’ Damn!
The trip to Montpellier, interesting. Watched the Boks squash the States – lovely stuff! Disappointment we didn’t meet Arnold Schwarzenegger after the game – could have been cool.
Lads missed our train that morning and were forced to roll into town just minutes before […]

Have left London, retired, hurt! Thanks to all the lads who put me up at the Slug in Fulham – I thoroughly enjoyed the fine wine and sophisticated snacks.
London is a strange place full of people wanting to be bankers, and believing that jobs involving photocopying are the best means of achieving it. In Wimbledon […]

I’ve finally emerged from the shock of having Jorrie Muller glossed over as a replacement for Jean de Villiers. Muller is a creative player in the true mould of Barry Pinnock. Pity.
There was nothing like an English beating to make me feel better. Stadium was awash with Bok fans - it was quite a scene. […]

Here’s an interesting article from allblacks.com - piting the Portuguese against the All Blacks is irresponsible…
New Zealand will give special consideration to how they approach playing the tournament newcomers for the sake of safety.
Also, assistant coach Wayne Smith said the last thing they wanted was to humiliate the Portuguese, who will do well to keep […]

I have only met two evil people in my life – that Barker dude from Isidingo and Lionel from Nashua Mobile. He still hasn’t activated my Vodacom roaming. May a thousand Afghan fleas invest his under-rods for ever.
The situation around Gareth’s lost passport is worsening. I’m convinced that black van at the end of the […]