Weekend Wrap

Rugby World Cup

The World Cup has come to a close and it all went according to a well written script.  New Zealand can now say the are the World Champions.  I would say rightful, but when certain points that were pointed out by my sideline reporter in a previous post, it is hard to do so. Here all I can simply do is quote my well versed reporter:  "This whole tournament was designed to give the ABs the victory. Home soil, easiest pool, compliant local media, sympathetic referees - you name it; they got it - so its no wonder they actually won the thing."

I will even go as far to say that their home crowd are the most unsporting of all crowds.  It is not gallant sportsmanship to boo a player every time he touches the ball yet applaud when he comes off injured with a serious injury.  Yes it is tradition to applaude when an injury player leaves the field, but when you have booed him the whole tournament it does not come across as a respectful sentiment.  The kiwis approach to Cooper even had his own mother ashamed to be a Kiwi.  Says something.


Man United Get Thumped

It is not every day you see Manchester get their pants pulled down and cop a good rogering and Manchester City are now able to say they have given Sir Alex Ferguson the biggest defeat in his 54 year career. To lose 6-1 when you consider yourself to be one of the top two teams is very embarrassing indeed.

Unfortunately I cannot say Liverpool had a win but a draw will do.  This team is making all the chances but cannot convert  It seems the killer instinct is not there at the moment.  With Chelsea also losing Liverpool are missing great chances to make good ground on the front runners.



Australia Crash

Australia could not carry on from the last game and were very disappointing.  I watched the first 20odd overs and the bowling was very ordinary.  Not sure if it was the pitch or not but they cannot blame the pitch for bowling on the legs too often.  The batsmen failed and the bowlers let the South Africans score over 300 not a good overall performance.  With Watson going down injured whilst bowling may have had a large impact on the result but this is what happens when Australia keeps rushing players back from injury.  Surely Watson is more important to the Test match series then to risk on a one dayer. 

Not A Good Week For Motor Racing

Motor sport has unfortunately been in the news for reasons one never wants to read.  Firstly a serious crash in Indycar Series saw the death of  two time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon.  Wheldon had 16 wins, was the 2005 Indycar Series Champion and 2003 Rookie of the year.

Yesterday saw horrific crash in the MotoGp which saw the untimely death of the talented Italian Marco Simoncelli. The officials called off the race after the crash which is one the smartest moves in racing for a long time.

Both of these crashes were horrific to watch unfold and left that uneasy feeling in you stomach.  What has to be remembered  though is the nature of Motor Sport Racing.  It is a high speed, dangerous sport.  Their are safety precautions and lots of safety gear but things can still go wrong.  There are always close calls in almost every race, unfortunately for these two racers their time came.  Remember their good racing not their final race.



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