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Cape Town - Sport24 readers comment on Ard Mathews botching the national anthem, the Boks being given the thumbs-up for sex at the RWC and the TMO’s call during the All Blacks’ game against the Boks in PE.
Ras or Ard: Who sang it worse?
Both Ard Matthews and Ras Dumisani have now gone into South African sporting history as having butchered the South African national anthem on the big stage. But which was worse?
“Both of them did a really good job of botching it!” – FJ2
“Ras wins by a dreadlock.” - Stevo
“Drug abuse was the winner at the end of the day! No more pot-smoking Rastas singing the anthem , please.” – King
“He seems an okay oke, but this was lousy and the fact that he went on twitter and was flippant enough to say he thought the boks would join in ala the FNB bank advert was really crass and plain stupid.” – RL
“Ard we have two words for you…but we forgot them.” – Nandos
“An obvious publicity stunt!” – Jenga
“This guy has jinxed the Bokke's RWC campaign!” – Maori
Ard Mathews: Tongue-tied? (Gallo Images)
Sex okay, but Boks must pay
The Springbok players participating in the Rugby World cup have not been prohibited from sex during the World Cup, but will have to pay for their partners to be in New Zealand.
“The All Blacks were told to abstain from sex during RWC, we will see who made the right choice.” – DeonL
“The Aussies are sending their WAGs as well, but the sheep will be in quarantine until after the competition.” – Will2.0
“As long as they don’t invite Suzie over…” – Bloody Agent
“There is nothing wrong with sex the night before a game as long as you don't spend the whole night up looking for it.” – Tatunka
“I hope they score more than I do...” – Stuka
“Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, Pay.” – Mark
2007 World Cup winning WAGS. (Gallo Images)
Ref warned over no-try blunder
Irish referee George Clancy will control the opening match in the Rugby World Cup, but faces a warning about his no-try blunder which cost the All Blacks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
“Just wonder if O'Brian would have comment on it had the same decision been made against the Boks” – Thinker
“You need to change your rules IRB because they obviously do not result in fair decisions.” – Bryan Jhb
“They would have lost regardless.” – Frangelico
“Nit-picking at its best...rather give the line judge a warning for not calling it before it went to TMO.” – Jackool
“The touch judges misses at least two other forward passes besides the one in question...” – Semloh
“Unbelievable... Now we blame someone because the right decision was made? Just shows how screwed up the current system is.” Pop I
“Graham Henry himself said that if the shoe was on the other foot, he's sure that the South African coach wouldn't have a problem with the try disallowed.” – Taylormade
“All we ask is for a little consistency in decision making.” - Maori
Has George Clancy's decision shown up the IRB rulebook? (Gallo Images)
Ras or Ard: Who sang it worse?
Both Ard Matthews and Ras Dumisani have now gone into South African sporting history as having butchered the South African national anthem on the big stage. But which was worse?
“Both of them did a really good job of botching it!” – FJ2
“Ras wins by a dreadlock.” - Stevo
“Drug abuse was the winner at the end of the day! No more pot-smoking Rastas singing the anthem , please.” – King
“He seems an okay oke, but this was lousy and the fact that he went on twitter and was flippant enough to say he thought the boks would join in ala the FNB bank advert was really crass and plain stupid.” – RL
“Ard we have two words for you…but we forgot them.” – Nandos
“An obvious publicity stunt!” – Jenga
“This guy has jinxed the Bokke's RWC campaign!” – Maori
Ard Mathews: Tongue-tied? (Gallo Images)
Sex okay, but Boks must pay
The Springbok players participating in the Rugby World cup have not been prohibited from sex during the World Cup, but will have to pay for their partners to be in New Zealand.
“The All Blacks were told to abstain from sex during RWC, we will see who made the right choice.” – DeonL
“The Aussies are sending their WAGs as well, but the sheep will be in quarantine until after the competition.” – Will2.0
“As long as they don’t invite Suzie over…” – Bloody Agent
“There is nothing wrong with sex the night before a game as long as you don't spend the whole night up looking for it.” – Tatunka
“I hope they score more than I do...” – Stuka
“Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, Pay.” – Mark
2007 World Cup winning WAGS. (Gallo Images)
Ref warned over no-try blunder
Irish referee George Clancy will control the opening match in the Rugby World Cup, but faces a warning about his no-try blunder which cost the All Blacks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
“Just wonder if O'Brian would have comment on it had the same decision been made against the Boks” – Thinker
“You need to change your rules IRB because they obviously do not result in fair decisions.” – Bryan Jhb
“They would have lost regardless.” – Frangelico
“Nit-picking at its best...rather give the line judge a warning for not calling it before it went to TMO.” – Jackool
“The touch judges misses at least two other forward passes besides the one in question...” – Semloh
“Unbelievable... Now we blame someone because the right decision was made? Just shows how screwed up the current system is.” Pop I
“Graham Henry himself said that if the shoe was on the other foot, he's sure that the South African coach wouldn't have a problem with the try disallowed.” – Taylormade
“All we ask is for a little consistency in decision making.” - Maori
Has George Clancy's decision shown up the IRB rulebook? (Gallo Images)
