Was the Springbok – Ireland rugby match fixed?

Had Saturday’s Springbok rugby match against Ireland been a cricket match there would most certainly been allegations into match fixing.

Possibly one of the strongest facets of the Springbok rugby side is their line out’s. Watching replays you will see that they performed unusually poorly in this area. Why?

Not uncommon in Springbok rugby: there were some very bad referee calls which were notably uncharacteristic of an international rugby match. Why?

I have seen cricket match’s undergo match fixing allegations for less than what transpired on Saturday’s game.

Attached is a summary of the game from our friends at Springbok Rugby South Africa Blog

Ireland 15 – 10 Springboks

Scorers
Ireland 15 (6)
Penalties: Jonathan Sexton (5)

Springboks 10 (10)
Try: Schalk Burger
Conversion: Morne Steyn
Drop goal: Morne Steyn

Match Details
Date: Saturday 28 November 2009
Venue: Croke Park
Time: 16:30 SA (14:30 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistants: Chris White (England), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Hugh Watkins (Wales)

Teamsheets
Ireland – 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Cian Healy.
Subs: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Leo Cullen, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Peter Stringer, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Gordon D’Arcy.

Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Dewald Potgieter, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Jean de Villiers.

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Seconds before death

*SECONDS before Death (CHILLING). *

*WARNING! GRAPHIC BOATING PHOTO**. *

*THIS IS A PICTURE OF A MAN
WITH JUST SECONDS
LEFT TO LIVE *

*(FRIGHTENING !)** *

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Builders warehouse yesterday

I was in Builders Warehouse the other day pushing my cart around when I collided with a young guy pushing his cart.

I said to the young guy, “Sorry about that. I’m looking for my wife and I guess I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going.”

The young guy says, “That’s OK. It’s a coincidence. I’m looking for my wife, too. I can’t find her and I’m getting a little desperate.”

I said, “Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like?”

The young guy says, “Well, she is 24 years old, tall, with blond hair, big blue eyes, long legs, big boobs, and she’s wearing tight white shorts, a halter top and no bra. What does your wife look like?”

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Most of us old guys are helpful like that.

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Naked Wings

An old Pilot, wearing his wings badge, sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.

A young woman sat down next to him..

She asked, seeing the wings, ‘Are you a real pilot?’

He replied, ‘Well, I’ve spent my whole life flying biplanes, Cubs, Aeronca’s, Neiuports, flew in WWII in a B-29, and later in the Korean conflict, taught 50 people to fly and gave rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilot.’

She said, ‘I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.’

The two sat sipping in silence.

A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of the old pilot and asked: "are you a real pilot?"

He replied, ‘I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.’

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