21 October 2007

Tonight... we conquer!

posted by Kerry-Anne

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won.

For anyone who may have missed the news, the Springboks became the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions last night, joining Australia as one of the only two teams to have won the trophy twice. The streets of Cape Town were filled with people celebrating into the early hours of the morning - motorists hooted, flags were flown, vuvuzelas were blasted, and pedestrians ran up and down high-fiving people as they drove past. It was an awesome ending to a month and a half of excitement, a week of nervous build-up, and two days of unbelievable Springbok fever. We're a happy nation today, despite the collective hangover. :)

Thanks to everyone who posted good luck messages here over the past week or two! For those of you outside of South Africa, today's post title is a reference to this advert.

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9 Comments:

Blogger lynn said...

Congratulations Kerry- Anne! From a sad England fan... ;( lol - well played though, you must be thrilled - your lucky knickers worked then. Have a great day today! x

21 October 2007 02:06  
Blogger Kate said...

Congratulations!! And were you one of the all-night revelers??

21 October 2007 04:38  
Blogger elsa said...

Congratulations!! :-)

21 October 2007 08:18  
Blogger Steve Buser said...

Kerry-Anne -- congratulations. About 10 years ago ( or more) we were in Germany on business when the world championships for soccer were going on in the U.S. It was fun to see the mania from another country's point of view.

--steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo

22 October 2007 02:36  
Blogger Annie said...

Congratulations! Cool picture, too.

22 October 2007 06:10  
Blogger alice said...

I'm very happy your team and your country won! Bravo, bravo!

22 October 2007 07:49  
Blogger Glenn Standish said...

Great big congratulations! Even though ofcourse I would have liked to have seen England win!

22 October 2007 12:32  
Blogger CrazyCow said...

Well done to us for winning. Our guys did a GREAT job!

Love the green background. Think I must change mine too, coz my blood's also green at this time!

22 October 2007 02:50  
Blogger BLEEDING ORANGE said...

Well done! Congrats!

22 October 2007 11:58  

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