Archive for October 8th, 2007

What a game. What a fuckin’ game.

I am so proud to be a Fijian. So proud.

We lost the quarter finals of the world cup 2007 to South Africa.

But despite the loss, besides the fact that we’re not in the running anymore, despite all the talk about the predictions of us getting trounced by South Africa, we proved to the world something.

We showed the Tier 1 countries that when push comes to shove, we can take anyone to the wire. When it comes to just the two teams on the field, the only thing that matters is how much heart you have.

No sponsorship dollars. No fancy tight grab-hardy shirts, no 1st tier technical bullshit.

Just the game, the ball, and you.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. This is by far one of the best games Fiji has ever played.

We had nothing to lose, but South Africa had the most pressure on them. They had the hard job of keeping up their image as one of one of the top rugby teams in the world. Fiji? Why we were nothing but a bunch of lucky bastards who by some weird twist of fate, found themselves in a quarter final that by facts alone, shouldn’t even have beaten Wales.

But beat Wales we did. And we sure gave South Africa a run for their money.

In the end, Fiji did their best. And for that I salute them.

PS: Happy Fiji Day people