On Friday night, I was watching part of the Cheetahs/Bulls game being played in Bloemfontein with a mate of mine. That jockey, Joel Stransky, was doing the commentary and the one things he said actually went into my ear. Admit it, does anyone care what he says since he told us why he did that one drop kick from that circle that is painted on Ellis Park's grass?
Mr Stransky was raving about how the Bulls managed to stop the Cheetahs from scoring a bonus point by winning by more than seven points. The final score was 18-30, in case you don't know. He said that it was a great disiplined performance from a proffesional outfit. Well done Joel, you drop kick genius. You and Kepler Wessels should team up for that book....
My point is that come Boots and All on Supersport in a month or so from now, our World Cup Winning boot will be talking about why the Cheetahs didn't score enough bonus points to make it into the top 10 of the Super 14. He will say that they didn't play well enough to deserve not being relegated. He will say that they played really badly while on tour to Oz and New Zealand. The one thing he won't talk about is why the Bulls didn't let them win a bonus point.
We, and The BOOT, are all for supporting South African teams. In fact, I have once, and only once, supported the Bulls in Super 12 as they were the only South African side with a hope of winning it, but why can't the SA teams play a tactical game to make the sides finish closer? I realise it seems a little like match fixing, see other article written below, but why not? If the Bulls are going to win, so be it, but let the Cheetahs get close so that they earn a bonus point and stay in the competition. By all means, whip the foriegn teams, but let's stick together here in dear old SA. As for the Boot, isn't it time he and his voice moved on?
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