Springboks fans troll England’s Mike Tindall: ‘A common drunk’

South Africans have taken to trolling former England player Mike Tindall, who trash-talked the Springboks ahead of their Rugby World Cup semi-final showdown this weekend.

Tindall – who is married to King Charles’s niece Zara Phillips – revealed his disdain for the boys in green and gold. He even claimed that it would be a “disgrace” if the Boks won the World Cup again.

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MIKE TINDALL – WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT SPRINGBOKS?

In this week’s episode of The Good, The Bad, The Rugby podcast, hosts James Haskell, Alex Payne, and Mike Tindall shared their post-match commentary about last weekend’s 

Rugby World Cup quarter-final games.

Mike – a former England player who helped win the 2003 Rugby World Cup – was particularly annoyed at SA’s defeat of France.

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The 45-year-old claimed he was disappointed at the host country’s loss and even stated that they were a stronger side.

He said: “I was emotional. I wanted France to get where they deserved to go. They deserved to win that game. They were a better team by an absolute country mile”.

Tindall went on to list why he thought France was better than SA, including criticism of Cheslin Kolbe’s charge down of a conversion and Eben Etzebeth’s knockdown.

He continued: “South Africa missed 43 tackles, they had to make 153, they lost on every stat across the board, but they had three snapshots from box-kicks not dealt with properly.

“They didn’t create anything, yet that is what South Africa do in World Cups.

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Mike Tindall then revealed his true feelings about the reigning champions. He continued: “Going back to 2019, it would be a disgrace if South Africa won this World Cup.

Tindall also hinted that the ref was biased towards SA. He said: “I thought O’Keeffe wasn’t very good at that game.

“The irony is most Saffa fans always moan about the ref. And the first thing I put on them was, ‘Oh, you paid him off this time’”.

SAFFAS TROLL HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Needless to say, South Africans were unimpressed with Mike Tindall’s comments on the Springboks. 

On social media, including on his own platforms, SA rugby supporters dragged the royal’s husband for filth. Many brought up his own controversial lifestyle, including suspension from England’s rugby team, drunken driving convictions, and an alleged affair.

Mike Tindall – “Going back to 2019, South Africa had their one good game, why can’t we have our one good game!” . Mike, you forget we beat the 6 Nations Grand Slam winners, Wales, in the semi final before hitting England with the old 32-12 in the final!

— Captain Springbok 🤜🤛 (@CaptSpringbok) October 18, 2023

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Here’s how The South African readers commented…

Acrugbyboss: “If SA is or was a disgrace, I would throw stones. Just look at your disgrace: suspended from your own national team and a drunk also.”

Ginobell56: “Typical 45-year-old…. Going into menopause. Can’t play rugby, can’t drink due to drunk driving charges, and had an affair, which is probably true. No smoke without a fire. Just sour grapes, which are excellent in SA in grape form and wine.”

AjdS: “His nose job has obviously affected his brain.”

Skyscraper2015: “Let us continue to lambaste this fool. It’s just a drunkard spewing forth nonsense. Why should we even consider what he says when his past reputation speaks so much more clearly?”

Boks forever: “Mike Tindall, I hope King Charles puts you in your place. You are just a common drunk British sports supporter.”