Springboks put England and rugby superfan Kiernan Williams in a pack

Written by Mosa Cibi

“They were not even good in the game, they just weren’t good. Honestly this rattles me. The ref handed them the game, it’s actually how the ref handed them that game like that. South Africa you weren’t good, don’t get gassed. You weren’t even impressive, you looked mid. Your scrum was awful, your line out was dreadful, don’t be impressed by that, that’s not a world championship team.”

These harsh words were sounded off by Kiernan Williams, a British Tik Toker following the Boks’ narrow victory in the nail-biting Rugby World Cup semi-finals on Saturday.

The brazen England rugby superfan had been highly hopeful for the England Rugby Team and equally critical of the Springboks who will now have to wait four more years of pain to “fill his chest with air”.

This comes after The Springboks dumped England of the Rugby World Cup Semi’s by 1 one point.

Granted, there is truth in what was said in the outset. It was an “ugly game” as admitted by Boks captain Siya Kolisi. It was enough to get South Africa into the finals to face the All Blacks.

The Springboks we’re not the best team on the day with arguably a terrible opening 40 minutes, and many commentators such as Tik tok sensation Mr Williams can not fathom how we just made it through. One thing about the Springboks is we are a championship side. The Springboks have Champion Rugby DNA, it’s in our genes. And with that comes not only pretty victories such as the one against Romania, but also dirty grimy games where a victory has to be grinded out.

That experience is nie pap and vleis nie. You either have it or you don’t. It’s no wonder the teams with the most Rugby World Cup trophies will now face off in the finals. It’s also why the French, British and Argentines will have to wait four more years to prove themselves capable.

For now however, keep playing your little Northen Hemisphere series, and the South Hemisphere will continue to compete in the Rugby World Cup Finals.