We might not all live and breathe rugby, but we can still appreciate the vibes and want to be a part of them. Here's your cheat-sheet to surviving and thriving in the upcoming Springboks vs Wales, and any other match when you aren't a rugby die-hard:
fan of rugby, or simply a South African, rugby culture has its place in your world. That place might be the biggest and most important, or a place of slight confusion and curiosity. If you fall part of the latter, this post is for you.
I, like many other locals, am not a rugby encyclopedia, writes Cape {town} Etc’s Ashleigh Nefdt. I can’t tell you what the exact trajectory of Siya Kholisi’s most epic kick was, nor can I recall the intricacies of some of the matches I’ve watched the way that sports fanatics can and do. I’m fascinated by the trait of being able to weave rugby into any conversation the way that some fans skillfully can, and I admire the zest of their passion even though it may not be my forte.
Maybe it’s something to do with sports building a nation as Madiba dreamed, or maybe it’s the feeling of us all rooting for the same thing for once. Whatever the source, the feelings from those nail-biting, TV screeching and stranger-hugging moments are always memorable. As most of us know, the Springboks are rallying up against Wales this Saturday, 16 July. Facing off in Cape Town, the match is set to be an edge-of-your-seat, grab the beer in anticipation and get ready for the city to roar kind of stand-off.
We might not all live and breathe rugby, but we can still appreciate the vibes and want to be a part of them. Here’s how to enjoy the upcoming, and every match, when you aren’t a rugby die-hard:It helps a lot to catch onto who exactly is representing the team you will, for well over an hour, be watching in anticipation. It’s way more fun to pick your fighters than to simply watch abstract numbers.
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