Over the weekend, England’s little known World Cup defense ended as South Africa claimed the rugby’s biggest prize for the second time.The Springboks ended England’s remarkable defense of their world-title glory by landing the Webb Ellis Trophy for a second time in 12 years with a 15-6 victory in the tournament final.
England was given 80-1 odds in the match after losing 36-0 to South Africa in the pool stages 36 days earlier. The English made the Springboks fight every inch of the way.
South Africa’s full-back Percy Montgomery kicked four penalties, while
England’s Jonny Wilkinson booted a double for his sqad.
South Africa’s renowned power game surfaced as half-time approached and they laid siege to England’s line. The defending champions epitomized the collective spirit of the sport as they came up short.
To honor the end of sports least watched tournament and the real men who don those short-shorts and clobber each other, here's a rugby haiku:
Head to head, ruck, scrum
Eighty mintues, run, pass, win
The better football.
2 comments:
Nice poetry at the end there.
It to it will not pass for nothing.
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