Almost every television set in South Africa is tuned tonight to SABC 2 to watch the South African Springboks rugby team play their arch rival, the New Zealand All-Blacks. This is considered one of the world's great rivalries. This is a warm up for the upcoming World Cup tournament that begins next month in New Zealand, and where these two teams are expected to play for the championship. These are the two teams that played for the world Cup championship in 1994 which was depicted in the movie, Invictus. Tonights game is being played in Port Elizabeth just south of us here in Port Alfred. We were in Port Elizabeth Friday, and it was absolutely crazy there. We at home get excited over Utah/BYU, Oregon/Oregon State, or Alabama/Auburn, but here, the whole Country comes to a complete standstill...... and the only conversation for the next three or four days will be about the game. By the way, the final score was the Springboks 18, the All Blacks 5. GO BOKS !!!
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