Welcome Back Elmo!!! It is sure going to be a tantalizing weekend of sport all around. There are three rugby finals in two weeks, the Currie Cup next week and the NPC and the World Cup finals on Saturday. In soccer the English Premier League is back and the drama takes off with the Merseyside Derby leading up to back to back fixtures of rival clashes in the coming weeks like Liverpool vs Arsenal and Manchester United vs Arsenal. Finally, well at least on my sporting radar, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso battle it out for the Formula 1 title. It can be said that Hamilton has done to Formula 1 what Tiger did to golf.
But to stick to what has been keeping us on our toes the most we look at the Rugby World Cup. If you are looking to watch a game full of running, tries, big hits, expansive and attractive rugby don't miss France vs Argentina on Friday. No jokes people the words have been flying back and forth between players and the Frenchmen are out for revenge. Each side out not only to win but to thump the opposition and with a nothing to lose attitude both sides are going to be hungry, especially if you consider that most of the guys playing have not played many games in front of the home crowd don't miss it.
On the other hand if you are looking for a battle of forward play, kicking, kicking oh did I mention kicking and more kicking, that would ordinarily bore one into submission. Then don't miss the the final between England and South Africa. This is sure to be one crap game to watch but a nail byter nonetheless. As mentioned in St Elmo's fire England do have the upper hand when it comes to scrums, but the boks dominate the line outs. With the BOOT playing such a huge role in this socc....sorry rugby match England go up, although South Africa do have more kickers than England. I am honestly getting bored just writing about all this kicking so let me sign off.
Its going to be close and sadly sadly sadly determined by 10-man rugby - (I mean its the 6th World Cup and you telling me the game has gone back to where it started in fact they ran more 50 years ago than these teams do). Opportunistic tries will be as creative as these sides get but one thing that I will appreciate in the game will be the passion and the desire to win which England have shown more of in the last two games. England come in this game with experience and hunger, South Africa come into this game with desire and nerves and due to this I say that England will take it....but I really hope I am wrong.
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By far and away the best blog you have written son, had evrything excitement, suspense , anticipation and well thought out. You've come a long way in a short time!
Much appreciated mate, I enjoyed it.
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