ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 19: Lood de Jager of South Africa in action during the 2016 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match between Italy and South Africa at Stadio Olimpico on November 19, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Gallo Images)
15 Tweets that sum up the Springboks’ 20-18 loss against Italy
Yes, really… ITALY.
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 19: Lood de Jager of South Africa in action during the 2016 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match between Italy and South Africa at Stadio Olimpico on November 19, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Gallo Images)
Oh hell, it was another day, another historic result for the Springboks, but not the kind of history you want to expect or remember. Twitter was watching with beady and increasingly angry eyes.
- Pretty much.
Springbok rugby right now. pic.twitter.com/YRqLaEKDv2
— Ben Karpinski (@followthebounce) November 19, 2016
2. The pitch held up better than the Bok defence to be fair.
Pitch in Florence cutting up like a cheap slasher movie.
— Rob Houwing (@RobHouwing) November 19, 2016
3. And Japan, and Argentina and…and…
The Boks are playing to survive against Italy and take nothing away from Italy, but this shows how low of rugby has sunk!
— Kobus Wiese (@4KobusWiese) November 19, 2016
4. So do all of us.
I didn't know Italy played rugby, says my daughter, 11. She knows now.
— Rob Houwing (@RobHouwing) November 19, 2016
5. Oh burn.
Sad that our rugby has been reduced to experts on the panel and amateurs on the field #ITAvRSA #SSRugby
— Tonie Linde (@TonieLinde) November 19, 2016
6. Fair point, well made.
Springboks worse than Clancy
— Ruggaworld 🏆🦁 🇿🇦 (@Ruggaworld) November 19, 2016
7. And in the world of metaphors…af, you know what, forget it.
In an Uber world, the Boks are a sketchy metered cab with its door falling off.
— Stuart Thomas (@Stu_Thom4s) November 19, 2016
7. Penne of puns.
Pasta la vista, baby!
— RhymesWithRuck (@jwcoetzee) November 19, 2016
8. Nobody has a clue… or maybe they don’t want to have a clue.
https://twitter.com/david_moseley/status/800001069527003136
9. It left along with logic and basic skills.
Someone tell me I'm dreaming,what happened to the pride of the Bokjersey!?
— Breyton Paulse (@BreytonPaulse) November 19, 2016
10. But Japan didn’t maul, to be fair… ok, we’re clutching at straws…
This may be worse than Japan. At least the Springboks scored 32 points then.
— Simon Borchardt (@SimonBorchardt) November 19, 2016
11. There’s a lot of “worst evers” by this team.
I think Adriaan Strauss has laid the 'Is Corne Krige the worst Bok captain ever?' argument to rest.
— Sportbilly (@sportbillysays) November 19, 2016
12. Always look on the bright side…
I wouldn't read too much into this Bok performance – according to their coach they had a great week of training #SSRugby #ITAvRSA
— Brent Graham (@BrentGraham) November 19, 2016
13. Oh those heady days of losses against Japan…
Longing for the good old days when Heyneke was the problem. #boks #ITAvSA
— Dunbowlin (@EtienneDelport) November 19, 2016
14. As if you needed a sign…
Kakkest @Springboks performance ever. Fittingly, on #WorldToiletDay . Someone flush Allister now. Please.
— Squinting Quarantino (@whamzam17) November 19, 2016
15. We’d pay to watch..
I think the Bokke should play a game of netball against the Australian Cricket team to determine who is kakkest.
— Albert Pretorius (@albert_pret) November 19, 2016
