The first game of round 13 was the most uneventful with the Highlanders bagging a 13-6 win over the struggling Hurricanes. Highlanders are hanging in there so far and could pose quite a danger to the Crusaders playoff ambitions. The other game played in Nzed, however, was far more eventful. The Chiefs beat the Stormers 30-23 in a game that was as bi-polar, some would say bi-winning, as Charlie Sheen. To give a closer insight on the whole thing I’m gonna give you guys the internal dialogue I was having at half time:
Francois (Me): Oh great! The Stormers are up 20-3 at halftime! No way this could go wrong. What a way to start my Saturday then watching my beloved Stormers win. I mustn’t forget to bury that prostitute that I left overnight in my cars trunk.
As you can ascertain I was pretty sure of victory and as you can divine from the final score I was wrong. Curse you Stormers!
Over in my most favourite country in the world, Australia, the Reds and the Blues squared off in a battle of the log leaders. The Reds did their chances a world of good by winning this one 37-31. The Reds won far handier than the score line suggests and were never really in danger of losing the game.. Reds won, Stormers lost, how could weekend get any better? Well it did; quite rapidly in fact and it was all down to the minnows of South African rugby. The Lions won! Not only won but away from home on the distant shores of Australia. Yes that’s right, The Lions clocked the Brumbies 29-20 in Canberra. It wasn’t any fluke either the Lions played out of their skin scoring some killer tries. New captain Josh Strauss was an absolute inspiration for the Lions.
The Bulls slaughtered the Rebels 47-10 in Pretoria. Hardly a shocker; the Rebels are in meltdown with Danny Cipriani seemingly more focused on drinking his own body weight in vodka. It’s not looking good for these guys I’m afraid. Don’t be fooled by this big victory either, the Bulls aren’t that good. I’m pretty sure a rag tag bunch of blind orphans could have snuck a win over the Rebels last weekend. Last, but not in any means least, the Cheetahs got the win against the Crusaders, 33-20. Things learnt from this game: The Cheetahs are going to humble some teams before this thing ends, Sonny Bill isn’t rugby Jesus and the Ebersohn twin’s (Flyhalf Sias and centre Robert) are amongst the finds of the season. The twins were amazing for the Cheetahs; both bagging a try and Sias being deadly accurate with the boot. This game made my weekend! Tikaboo Cheetahs.
Go forth and tell people what you have learnt here today my brave disciples.. My biceps are huge.
In a completely unrelated note, here is Chris Ashton getting what he truely deserves every now and again :D
Coming tommorow: HEINEKEN CUP FINAL Ruck That special
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