‘Mosquitoes!’: Mike Tindall compare Springboks fans to pests

Ex-England rugby captain Mike Tindall has compared Springboks supporters to a group of “annoying mosquitoes”. This, after South Africans dragged him on social media for his comments about the national team.

The retired player – who is married to royal Zara Phillips – made the comments in the latest episode of The Good, The Bad, The Rugby podcast.

Last week, Tindall courted controversy after claiming that SA was “undeserving” of a Rugby World Cup win after beating England and France in the competition.

The Boks will now face off against New Zealand’s All Blacks on Saturday, 28 October.

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MIKE TINDALL COMPARES SPRINGBOK FANS TO MOZZIES

In the episode, Mike Tindall, alongside Alex Payne and James Haskell, touched on SA’s defeat of England in last weekend’s quarter-final match.

The Springboks won the game 16-15 in a nailbiting showdown.

Known for his trash-talking of the boys in green and gold, Mike continued his verbal attack, this time aimed at South Africans.

He said: “They love winning. Anyone who knows any South African [knows that].”

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Mike then compared Springbok supporters to “annoying mosquitoes” after they swarmed his social media pages.

He continued: “That’s what they are. I’m set on a group of f**king 300 of the f**kers.

“You meet the players, and they’re lovely down-to-earth players. And then you meet the fans, and they’re [disgusted face]

He added: “I got rinsed by them all last week.”

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‘IT STILL BAFFLES ME’

Mike Tindall continued to throw shade against the Springboks, who he claims are not world-class quality players.

Fervently backing the All Blacks in the final, Mike – who lost once to SA in a test match during his career said of the Springboks’ success: “It still baffles me.”

In 2003, Mike helped England win the Rugby World Cup. 

In 2011, his stint in the tournament was marred with controversy.

Mike was suspended from the team and sent home after he was caught in a “dwarf-throwing contest.” The father of three was also seen chatting up a mystery blonde in a pub’s CCTV footage, despite marrying royal Zara Phillips just a year earlier.