It's amazing to be a South African today
by Smallz Mancotywa
Barring the honourable Lucky Dube's death we are reaching another pinnacle in our country's history. The hopes of a nation are pinned on a stadium in France and some tough-ass men who are set to chase each other and an oval ball (properly inflated I hope) in order to attain that Webb Ellis Trophy tonight.
William Webb Ellis was apparently the first guy to pick up a football and run with it, thereby starting a revolution that was to become arguably the best contact sport in the world. What was that punk thinking - disrupting a football game like that? Would he have known that a couple of thousand kilometres down south in Africa, the men would take to this sport like it had been invented here. There are some other "men in black" a few thousand kilometres south from us who also think the same thing....and they have a strong case...but they are at home now and we are still in France waiting to share our moment with William Webb Ellis's genius.
A national call was put out this week for all South Africans to wear Green and Gold. Some of the QuirkStars, as you will have noticed if you had a look at Damian’s post, responded (I hope faded yellow green still count). Elli even has a skirt with "Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika" woven into it.
I hope those that did not dress up are saving themselves for 9pm tonight.
Lots of hard work, sweat, pain, joy, injustice, death, quotas, decisions, time and freedom make it amazing to be South African everyday...and days like these don’t come often so we take it with both hands and one massive heart.
Bring it home Springboks!
Fair enough, New Zealand have the most searches for “Rugby World Cup”, but that doesn’t really count; firstly because they’re not in the final, and secondly because they’re New Zealand.
- For a look at the official ad for the 2007 Springbok team take a look here…
- Or for a recap of the South African victory in 1995, click here…
Our blood is green!
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post a commentHi Smallz, can't forget that familiar face bro. You might be taxing your memory a bit remembering me though. Think Mbumbu, kenilworth, about maybe 6 years ago, and alot of craziness. Glad to see ur going big places, had no idea u were in the new media industry. Visit me online and lets catch up.
Posted by Nur Ahmad Furlong on 2007/10/25
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Well said Smallz!
I was one of those who was not dressed to reflect my nation pride - I did however send my daughter off to school dressed in green and gold from head to foot - Today is the day for that visual support, but I do believe that green and gold is a state of mind...and that I have.
Go bokke go.
Posted by Claire on 2007/10/20