Friday, November 18, 2005

Rugby World Cup 2011

It's all my fault, I'm useless.. whaaaaa...







Boo hoo hoo... We lost the bid to host the Rugby World Cup. Ag shame.
The only thing that I'm perplexed about(Francois Pienaar was) , is the fact that New Zealand got it. Fuck me, but how do you expect to spread the game around the World if the World Cup is only hosted by the top nations in the game? I think Japan showed amazing character in the previous World Cup, and it was a slap in the face of Rugby growth in the World to give it to a country who has already hosted a cup.
So Francois Pienaar was perplexed. Was he perplexed because he thought it was a foregone conclusion? Or is there really a old-school Rugby fraternity that hold all the cards, and it was expected that we should host? Fuck them all then. Who the fuck do we think we are these days. We (South Africa) have become so smug with self-importance since our new democracy, that we seem to think we are the only country in the world worth talking about. We thought hosting the Rugby World Cup was a great achievement. Apart from the fact that we won the cup, it was far from successful. And now we've got the Soccer World Cup in 2010. Do they have any fuckin idea how huuuge soccer is, as apposed to Rugby in the World. Most countries don't even fuckin know what Rugby is. To make matters worse the so-called Gautrain is in big shit. Not only do I think it won't be ready in time for the cup, I don't think it's gonna work even if it is completed.(mark these words)
Once you've hosted a World cup in sport, or even the Olympic Games, that's it. You shouldn't be allowed to bid for at least 20 years. Give some of the bottom ten a chance to host. Spread the fortunes, and uplift sport and education where it's needed.
We don't need the exposure or the money. Our government has money, but they just don't allocate it according to necessity. And if they need money, get it from the Lotto. Those fuckers who run it, are getting way to fuckin rich.

The Bok team manager, Arthrob Petersen, said in reaction: "To say we're disappointed is and under statement. We honestly thought South Africa had a very good chance to host the RWC.
"Given our infra-structure ( What fuckin infra-structure? ) and the expertise we have to host a tournament of such magnitude, I thought common sense ( Excuse me? ) would prevail and we would get the bid. (Dream on fuckers)

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