Fans have fun during the 2016 World Rugby HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium on December 10, 2016 in South Africa.
Everyone watching Sevens learned a new South African swear word this weekend
But we thought sport and politics shouldn’t mix…
Fans have fun during the 2016 World Rugby HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium on December 10, 2016 in South Africa.
South Africans can be a bit shameless in teaching foreigners to swear in our language. Sometimes we do it to our visiting friends, other times our sports people do it when they have a bit of a rough time.
Like when Ernie Els said “doos” at the golf and the poor commentator innocently asked: “what’s a doos”? Don’t remember that? Let’s refresh your memory…
Lulz! Anway, onto the Sevens this weekend. The Blitzboks clinched the World Series Sevens title with one tournament still to go. They’ve had a few blips here and there this season, but overall, the Blitzboks have been excellent and have now made up for the disappointment in Rio last year.
But fans at the stadium had ideas of their own… across the weekend, a gentleman was spotted with a hashtag and beamed on the visuals around the world at least twice.
His message? Well, it was this…
That awkward moment when the TV director doesn't know his SAn jargon. pic.twitter.com/bC2UviWNlq
— Runningflyhalf (@Runningflyhalf) May 14, 2017
The cameras loved this guy…
Don't you just love South Africans ?? #zumasepoes pic.twitter.com/ozbNeXrchc
— Kelly Searle (@kellysearle) May 14, 2017
And South Africans watching saw the funny side.
Just saw a #ZumaSePoes banner on TV at 7s rugby in Paris?
— Wasfi Samodien (@wasfisamodien) May 14, 2017
#zumasepoes Live in Paris ?????
— Orlando Pirates ?? (@Herbert_Mampuru) May 14, 2017
Don't you just love South Africans ?? #zumasepoes pic.twitter.com/ozbNeXrchc
— Kelly Searle (@kellysearle) May 14, 2017
Oy vey! Commentators usually apologise for “bad langue” heard in huddles… obviously they didn’t quite know about the bad language written on a poster…
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