thursday, august 21st 2008

Fantastic, the Georgians have finally broken their World Cup duck by bulldozzing their way through Namibia in Lens.

They have been threatening to make this breakthrough, and it is to the credit of the tournament that new nations are picking up the rugby torch and raising thier level. More

What a scare for the Springboks, and perhaps some lessons learned by coach Jake White and his team:

Lesson 1: Don't put out a second string side against probably the second strongest team in the group, especially one on the up like Tonga, having just beaten its Pacific neighbours Samoa for the first time in 7 years. More

Pool A/ England - USA (28-10): Boring, Boring, England

Well that was a turgid display from the defending champions. After all the hype about their aging squad having the experience to cause a shock at this World Cup, they were at times out played by a young American team. More

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