RWC Final; A great advert for rugby
Rugby league, not rugby union, that is. Overall, it was a great tournament, but unfortunately the final just so happened to be the most boring game of the entire seven weeks.
I could just imagine all those bandwagon jumpers watching the match in their fresh-out-of-the-packet England jerseys and going, “hang on, I thought the object of the match was to score tries?”
Speaking of tries… on first viewing, I agreed with all the pundits and thought it was a try. But then I went online and saw this screenshot, and whaddya know, it wasn’t a try after all.
However, I think in a situation that tight, and when all the replays (and holy crap, there were a lot) are inconclusive, the benefit of the doubt should be given to the attacking player. So the try should have stood.
But even then, I think South Africa were the worthy winners. Over the seven weeks, they played the best all-round rugby, even though they were on the receiving end of the best try of the tournament.
England played well too, of course, and did much better than expected. But they weren’t exactly fun for the neutrals to watch. In fact, Wales scored 50 more points in 4 games than England did in 7. But hey, it got them to the final while Wales were knocked out in the pool, so go with whatever works.
Well done to the Springboks, and roll on NZ 2011!
Andrew @ October 21, 2007