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category: rugby news
IN THE PAPERS |
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Spilling
the beans since 1907
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20 October 2007 |
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ALIENS LAND
AT STADE DE FRANCE |
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by Steven
Marsh |
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The game
obviously couldn't continue and
was awarded to England by
default (for wearing white),
ending another World Cup dream
for the unlucky South Africans.
Even with the vocal
protestations of the South
African
management, the stadium emptied
and the golden cup was handed to
the victorious, but shaken,
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captain of
England. The few spectators that
remained, mainly Springbok
supporters, booed the ceremony
and threw empty water bottles at
the spaceship. Rumours were
already rife that the UFO was a
premeditated stunt and some
fingers pointed at the England
management.
-Sapa Reuters |
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Paris - Alarmed
spectators fled from the Stade de France
as a saucer-shaped object landed in the
centre of the playing field this
afternoon.
The Rugby World Cup Final was about to
kick off when the strange object
noiselessly hovered for a few minutes
above the stadium and then wooshed down
on to the field, interrupting an
enthusiastic Zulu dance performed by finalists
South Africa. It landed with a dull,
metallic thud that echoed the failed
aspirations of this World Cup Final. |
At first it was thought
to be part of the fanfare of the final,
until a few death rays incinerated some
of the players on the bench. The other
finalist, England, was the recipient of
most of the damaging rays.
Amongst the ensuing mayhem, the
Springboks stoically tried to complete the
war dance, but was generally ignored and
drowned out by the screaming and people
falling over. The South African coach could
be seen in an animated and heated
discussion with RWC officials at this
stage. It was clear that he was not
happy at all. |
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